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@@ -5,3 +5,26 @@ The pony files are [desktop/browser ponies](http://web.student.tuwien.ac.at/~e04
 ![Derp](http://i.imgur.com/xOJbE.png)
 
 [](/derp "Today your terminal, tomorrow the world!")
+
+Install Linux
+-------------
+
+[Download](https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/zipball/master) this project. In the terminal navagate to the ponysay folder and run
+  
+    sudo make
+
+This will install ponysay into the `/usr` directory to use ponysay run
+
+    ponysay "I am just the cutest pony"
+
+### Pony fortune on terminal startup 
+
+This requires that you have the `fortune` command installed
+
+    apt-get install fortune
+  
+Edit your `~/.bashrc` and add this to the end of the file
+
+    fotune | ponysay
+
+Now every time you open a terminal a pony should give your fortune