Fake Hacker Screen With hollywood
Open a chaotic split-screen of system tools that looks like a movie hack scene.
Run hollywood to launch a full-screen mosaic of fake hacking activity; press Ctrl+C to stop.
01Command
Command
$ hollywood02What it does
hollywood starts a dozen text tools such as logs, process monitors and network probes in a tiled terminal, purely for show. It is a popular party trick and screenshot prop. Install it with apt on Debian and Ubuntu.
03Risk
!Warning: It launches many processes at once and can be heavy on a small VM; stop it with Ctrl+C when done.
04Undo
✓No undo needed — this command does not change persistent state.
05Sources
- Debian package: hollywoodEvidence: Installs hollywood, a novelty distraction generator that launches many terminal tools.
- dustinkirkland/hollywoodEvidence: Upstream source and dependency list for hollywood.
Last verified: 2026-09-20 · Category: Developer
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