Neofetch Who? Fastfetch Does It Much Better

When the Neofetch developer decided to quit coding and focus on farming, many Linux users were left wondering — what now? For years, Neofetch was the go-to command-line tool that proudly showed your Linux distro logo in ASCII art along with your system information. It was more than a utility. It was part of Linux identity and terminal flex culture. But the FOSS community never sleeps. Out of that void rose Fastfetch, a modern, blazing-fast, and highly configurable replacement written in C, designed to do everything Neofetch did (and then some) but much quicker and cleaner. In this video, I’ll take you through everything you need to know about Fastfetch, from basic usage to advanced customization. You’ll learn how to tweak logos, display your own images, edit its config file, and even use presets that match your desktop setup or personality. Whether you’re a screenshot-sharing terminal fan or just love tuning your Linux experience, Fastfetch gives you near-limitless possibilities. ................................................................................ Mentioned Links: 🐧 Fastfetch GitHub Repository: https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fast... 🎨 It’s FOSS Fastfetch Presets: https://github.com/itsfoss/text-scrip... ............................................................................... Commands Used in This Video Install Fastfetch (Arch Linux): sudo pacman -S fastfetch Run with Default Config: fastfetch Generate a Default Config: fastfetch --gen-config List Available Logos: fastfetch --list-logos Print All Logos in Terminal: fastfetch --print-logos Use Another Distro’s Logo: fastfetch -l Fedora Change Logo Colors: fastfetch -l Fedora --logo-color-1 green --logo-color-2 cyan Install jp2a (for ASCII Image Conversion): sudo pacman -S jp2a Convert an Image to ASCII Art. Since YouTube description does not support greater and less than sign, this part is explanatory: jp2a path/to/image.png redirtect to out.txt cat out.txt Show PNG Logo (GNOME Terminal – No Image Support): fastfetch --logo path/to/image.png Show Image Logo (Ghostty, Kitty, Konsole etc.) fastfetch --logo path/to/image.png List All Modules: fastfetch --list-modules Display Only Selected Modules: fastfetch -s OS:Kernel:Packages:Terminal:Memory:Locale List Built-in Presets: fastfetch --list-presets Use the Neofetch Preset: fastfetch -c neofetch.jsonc Get Help for Specific Modules fastfetch -h gen-config fastfetch -h module-name format Back Up and Remove Default Config cp ~/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc ~/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc.bak rm ~/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc Use It’s FOSS Custom Config cp -r /path/to/itsfoss-configs/* ~/.config/fastfetch/ Use a Specific Config File fastfetch -c /path/to/config/file.jsonc Make a Custom Config Permanent Option 1 – alias alias fastfetch='fastfetch -c path/to/config/file.jsonc' Option 2 – rename to default mv ~/.config/fastfetch/ordered-sections.jsonc ~/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc ---------------------------------------------- Timestamp 00:00 – Intro 01:45 – Jibber Zabber ends and actual video starts