Instalar fbida que viene con un set de comandos: fbi, ida. Y tenemos que configurar elinks para que abra las imágenes usando esos programas.
Elinks tiene un básico soporte de javascript, alcanza hasta el javascript de 4chan XD.
A diferencia de w3m que no tiene soporte de javascript pero se pueden ver imágenes directamente en la consola sin una herramienta adicional. Antes existía w3m-js pero al parecer está obsoleto.
https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/uxrs75-534818/viewing-images-with-elinks-3057/
Podés usar lynx y elinks simultáneamente para ver imágenes.
Si usas lynx tenés que cambiar el archivo sudo vim /etc/lynx.cfg para que acepte todas la cookies por defecto, descomentá la línea 1359 y ponelo a TRUE: ACCEPT_ALL_COOKIES:TRUE
Escape - Setup - Terminal Options
Frame handling: [X] Linux frames with fbterm colors.
Colors: [X] true color
[X] Switch fonts for line drawing
[X] Restrict frames in cp850/852
[X] Block cursor
[X] Italic
[X] Transparency
[X] Underline
[X] Strikethrough
[X] UTF-8 I/O
set mime.extension.jpg="image/jpeg"
set mime.extension.jpeg="image/jpeg"
set mime.extension.png="image/png"
set mime.extension.gif="image/gif"
set mime.extension.bmp="image/bmp"
set mime.handler.image_viewer.unix.ask = 0
set mime.handler.image_viewer.unix-xwin.ask = 0
set mime.handler.image_viewer.unix.block = 1
set mime.handler.image_viewer.unix-xwin.block = 0
set mime.handler.image_viewer.unix.program = "fbi %"
set mime.handler.image_viewer.unix-xwin.program = "ida %"
set mime.type.image.jpg = "image_viewer"
set mime.type.image.jpeg = "image_viewer"
set mime.type.image.png = "image_viewer"
set mime.type.image.gif = "image_viewer"
set mime.type.image.bmp = "image_viewer"
set mime.extension.mp4="video/mp4"
set mime.extension.webm="video/webm"
set mime.handler.video_viewer.unix.ask = 0
set mime.handler.video_viewer.unix-xwin.ask = 0
set mime.handler.video_viewer.unix.block = 1
set mime.handler.video_viewer.unix-xwin.block = 0
set mime.handler.video_viewer.unix.program = "mpv %"
set mime.handler.video_viewer.unix-xwin.program = "mpv %"
set mime.type.video.mp4 = "video_viewer"
set mime.type.video.webm = "video_viewer"
##############################
# Automatically saved options
#
## config
# Configuration handling options.
## config.saving_style_w [0|1]
# This is internal option used when displaying a warning about obsolete
# config.saving_style. You shouldn't touch it.
set config.saving_style_w = 1
## terminal
# Terminal options.
## terminal.tmux-256color
# Options specific to this terminal type (according to $TERM value).
## terminal.tmux-256color.underline [0|1]
set terminal.tmux-256color.underline = 1
## terminal.tmux-256color.strike [0|1]
set terminal.tmux-256color.strike = 1
## terminal.tmux-256color.italic [0|1]
set terminal.tmux-256color.italic = 1
## terminal.tmux-256color.transparency [0|1]
set terminal.tmux-256color.transparency = 1
## terminal.tmux-256color.colors <num>
set terminal.tmux-256color.colors = 4
## terminal.tmux-256color.block_cursor [0|1]
set terminal.tmux-256color.block_cursor = 1
## terminal.tmux-256color.restrict_852 [0|1]
set terminal.tmux-256color.restrict_852 = 1
## terminal.tmux-256color.utf_8_io [0|1]
set terminal.tmux-256color.utf_8_io = 1
## terminal.tmux-256color.m11_hack [0|1]
set terminal.tmux-256color.m11_hack = 1
## terminal.tmux-256color.type <num>
set terminal.tmux-256color.type = 5
## ui
# User interface options.
## ui.language <language>
# Language of user interface. 'System' means that the language will be
# extracted from the environment dynamically.
set ui.language = "System"
Se usa v para ver las imágenes.