Look at your home directory and the file .bashrc. Find these lines:
# uncomment for a colored prompt, if the terminal has the capability; turned # off by default to not distract the user: the focus in a terminal window # should be on the output of commands, not on the prompt #force_color_prompt=yes
Uncomment force_color_prompt=yes, save and login again.
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