Ubuntu 24.04 - Fastfetch Install
Fastfetch: is a neofetch-like tool for fetching system information and displaying it in a visually appealing way. It is written mainly in C, with a focus on performance and customizability. Currently, it supports Linux, macOS, Windows 7+, Android, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, DragonFly, Haiku, and SunOS.
This tutorial explains how to install Fastfetch on Ubuntu 24.04. Anything later than 24.04 it can be installed using apt.
Install Fastfetch
Download tar.gz file from the Fastfetch Github repository:
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wget -qO fastfetch.tar.gz https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/releases/latest/download/fastfetch-linux-amd64.tar.gz
Extract the file to /usr/local/bin directory:
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sudo tar xf fastfetch.tar.gz --strip-components=3 -C /usr/local/bin fastfetch-linux-amd64/usr/bin/fastfetch
Fastfetch is available for all users. To check the version, use the following command:
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fastfetch --version
The tar.gz file is no longer needed and can be removed:
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rm -rf fastfetch.tar.gz
Testing Fastfetch
Run fastfetch command without any arguments:
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fastfetch
To see what all the different arguments are:
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fastfetch --help
Uninstall Fastfetch
To uninstall Fastfetch, delete the associated file:
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sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/fastfetch