Fastfetch Installation on Debian 11, 12: Complete Guide

Fastfetch is a command-line tool designed to display system information in a clean and concise manner. It's similar to tools like Neofetch but aims to be faster and more customizable. Fastfetch retrieves and presents various system details, including operating system, kernel version, CPU, GPU, memory usage, and more, in a visually appealing format.

To install Fastfetch on Debian, you can follow these steps:

Download the .deb Package

Go to the Fastfetch GitHub release page and download the fastfetch-linux-.deb file corresponding to your system's architecture.

cd /tmp
wget https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/releases/download/2.12.0/fastfetch-linux-amd64.deb

Replace the URL in the command with the appropriate URL for the version you want to download.

dpkg -i fastfetch-linux-amd64.deb

Replace amd64 with the appropriate architecture for your system (e.g., amd64 for 64-bit systems).

Verify the Installation:

After the installation is complete, you can verify that Fastfetch is installed correctly by running the command:

fastfetch

It will be display a detailed output of your system's information.


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