Cowsay Debian Packages

Unofficial, up-to-date .deb packages for cowsay, built from the latest cowsay-org source code.

¿Why does this exist?

The official Debian repositories are stuck on version 3.03+dfsg2 (from 2016/2020) and are currently unmaintained. This means missing features, missing cows, and no "actually..." meme cow.

This repo provides pre-built packages for the latest upstream version so you don't have to compile it yourself.

Installation

Download the latest .deb from the pool/main/ folder and install it:

sudo dpkg -i cowsay_3.8.4-1_all.deb

(Optional) If you want the offensive/classic cows (bong, beavis, etc):

sudo dpkg -i cowsay-off_3.8.4-1_all.deb

What's new in 3.8.4?

• "actually..." cow (The meme!)
• "sus" cow (Among Us crewmate)
• Alpaca, Fox, Cupcake, and Llama cows.
• Numerous bug fixes from upstream.

Build it yourself

If you don't trust my binaries (good for you!), you can build it using the Debian source packaging provided in the official cowsay-org repo.