{"id":1135,"date":"2024-09-09T02:03:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T02:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/discover-fastfetch-the-ideal-alternative-to-neofetch-for-system-information\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T04:07:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T04:07:37","slug":"discover-fastfetch-the-ideal-alternative-to-neofetch-for-system-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/discover-fastfetch-the-ideal-alternative-to-neofetch-for-system-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover Fastfetch: The Ideal Alternative to Neofetch for System Information"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the halt in development of the system info application Neofetch<\/em> earlier this year, numerous forks, alternatives, and new initiatives emerged to replace it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The alternative to Neofetch<\/em> that appears to have gained significant popularity\u2014though this is based on anecdotal evidence, as I haven’t personally verified this at Linux conventions\u2014is Fastfetch<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Like Neofetch<\/em>, Fastfetch<\/em> displays beautifully formatted information about your operating system, desktop environment, key technologies, and certain hardware specifications in a terminal window.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

However, Fastfetch<\/em> surpasses Neofetch<\/em> in capabilities: it is quicker, has more features, supports Wayland (an area where Neofetch was technically lacking), and benefits from ongoing updates and maintenance.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Indeed, Fastfetch is described as “a neofetch-like tool for fetching system information and displaying it prettily. It is primarily written in C, focusing on performance and customizability.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A growing community has emerged around the tool since 2023, attracted by its customization<\/a> capabilities (and yes, I am highlighting Fastfetch<\/em>‘s customization features because they are a significant attraction).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

I’m familiar with Neofetch<\/em>, having used it for many years. Although Fastfetch<\/em> provides a lot of information right from the start, I find that the level of detail is somewhat excessive. I often need to scroll or resize my terminal to view everything \u2013 which is not ideal for taking screenshots!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

So I love that this tool is very easy to control, tweak, and fine-tune. It\u2019s possible to choose which stats are shown, in what order, how they format their data, the colours, icons, and syntax they use, and so on.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

If that sound like effort, no worries \u2013 someone else has done the hard-graft for you since Fastfetch<\/em> bundles in over 20 presets and examples you can preview, including a 1:1 Neofetch<\/em> clone.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Once you find a setup you like, make it the default by generating a local config file (fastfetch --gen-config<\/code>), copy the contents of your desired .jsonc<\/code> file to this local config, then hit save. When you next run fastfetch<\/code>, that\u2019s the output you see.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

But perhaps there are things you\u2019d like to add? Maybe you\u2019d like to see battery info, or show now playing status in your print out? You can do that too thanks to a myriad of supported modules. Make things less verbose, or make \u2019em way more elaborate \u2013 it\u2019s up to you!<\/p>\n

Icons don\u2019t render in Fastfetch<\/em>? Just download the Nerdfonts<\/em> symbols-only font<\/a> zip, extract, install the font, refresh your font cache, and you should be good to go as! The terminal falls back to a supported unicode font for missing symbols (only; text unaffected).<\/p>\n

Install Fastfetch on Ubuntu<\/h2>\n

Fastfetch<\/em> is free, open source software available on GitHub<\/a> and licensed under the MIT license. It is a distinct project in its own right, not a continuation or fork of Neofetch<\/em>, but a grade-a replacement for it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Fastfetch<\/em> is readily available in the Ubuntu 24.10 repositories, enabling a straightforward installation without the need for additional package formats. A simple terminal command sudo apt install fastfetch<\/code> is sufficient to install it swiftly.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

However, Ubuntu 24.10 uses version 2.15.x which lags behind the most recent version 2.23, which includes significant enhancements.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

For users of Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, and 24.10, an alternative is to utilize an unofficial yet officially supported Fastfetch PPA<\/a> for accessing the latest version, or to manually download the DEB installer from the project’s Github releases page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Then install it manually.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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  1. Discontinued but still works, however there will be quirks, bugs, and issues detecting\/conveying specs\/details on newer hardware\/distros\/tech stack as time goes on \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Run fastfetch -c all.jsonc<\/code> to see all of the available modules \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Or not-so-fast if your internet connection is poor, ofc \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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