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How to install Neofetch 4.0.2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To install Neofetch 4.0.2 on Ubuntu 18.04

Neofetch is a command-line interface (CLI) system information tool written in BASH. It displays information about your system next to an image, your OS logo, or an ASCII file of your choice. Neofetch is used to show other users the information about the OS/Distro you’ re running, and also the theme/Icons you’ re using. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of Neofetch 4.0.2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

Installation

Now we have to add a new repository to install Neofetch tool. 

root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:dawidd0811/neofetch
 CLI script to show your system' s info and display an image using w3m. 
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~dawidd0811/+archive/ubuntu/neofetch
Press [ENTER] to continue or Ctrl-c to cancel adding it.
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Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dawidd0811/neofetch/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages [532 B]
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dawidd0811/neofetch/ubuntu bionic/main Translation-en [360 B]
Fetched 17.3 kB in 4s (4,431 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Now, update the system repository. 

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease          
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [83.2 kB]                   
Hit:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dawidd0811/neofetch/ubuntu bionic InRelease     
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [83.2 kB]
Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages [63.0 kB]
Hit:6 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease                
Get:7 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main i386 Packages [53.0 kB]
Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main Translation-en [23.2 kB]
Fetched 306 kB in 3s (97.6 kB/s)          
Reading package lists... Done

You can install Neofetch tool using this following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install neofetch
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:

  apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils libapr1 libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3
  libaprutil1-ldap
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Fetched 67.9 kB in 3s (24.8 kB/s)

Selecting previously unselected package neofetch.

(Reading database ... 167405 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../neofetch_4.0.2-1~ubuntu18.04.1_all.deb ...
Unpacking neofetch (4.0.2-1~ubuntu18.04.1) ...
Setting up neofetch (4.0.2-1~ubuntu18.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2) ...

After installation run the following command to open a Neofetch tool.

root@linuxhelp1:~# neofetch


If you want to know the version of the Neofetch tool, please run the following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# neofetch --version
Neofetch 4.0.2

With this, the method to install Neofetch 4.0.2 on Ubuntu 18.04 comes to an end.

Tag : Ubuntu Neofetch
FAQ
Q
What is coomand to add to the repositary?
A
To Add the following repository:
Syntax: "sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dawidd0811/neofetch"
Q
what is the usage of Neofetch?
A
It displays information about your system next to an image, your OS logo and many more. Neofetch is used to show other users information about the OS/Distro you’re running, and also the the
Q
What is the configuration file of the Neofetch?
A
Neofetch will by default create a config file at $HOME/.config/neofetch/config.conf on first run
Q
How to install neofetch on arch linux?
A
use the commands as follows
"$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/neofetch.git /> $ cd neofetch
$ makepkg -si".
Q
Why the need of using the Neofetch?
A
Neofetch is a command-line interface (CLI) system information tool written in BASH. It displays information about your system next to an image, your OS logo, or an ASCII file of your choice.