The fastfetch command in Linux will output system information, distribution information, and an ASCII logo of the distro in terminal. The command is often seen in screenshots from users that wish to show off their system specs or the Linux distribution they're using.

In this guide, you'll see how to install Fastfetch on Linux, and use the fastfetch command to see system information and get that cool screenshot you're hoping to post somewhere.

Install Fastfetch

Use the relevant command below to install Fastfetch on your Linux distribution.

To install Fastfetch on Debian-based systems, including Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Kali Linux, Pop!_OS, Elementary OS, etc: 

$ sudo apt install fastfetch

Red Hat based systems use Fastfetch instead of Fastfetch, including on Fedora, Red Hat, CentOS, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, etc: 

$ sudo dnf install fastfetch

To install Fastfetch on Arch Linux based systems, including Manjaro, Arch Linux, Artix, etc: 

$ sudo pacman -S fastfetch

To install Fastfetch on openSUSE: 

$ sudo zypper install fastfetch

Fastfetch Command Examples

Example 1. To use Fastfetch, you can just enter the fastfetch command, with no further options, in terminal.

$ fastfetch
The Fastfetch command being run in an Ubuntu terminal

Example 2. Want to see the ASCII logo for a different distribution? Use the -l option, and specify the name of the distro you wish to see.

$ fastfetch -l arch

To see a list of names you can specify (over 500 distros) run fastfetch --list-logos.

Using Fastfetch to display ASCII art of a different distro

Example 3. We can get Fastfetch to output even more information. For example, the --config all.jsonc option instructs Fastfetch to display all of the information it has about our operating system and peripherals.

$ fastfetch --config all.jsonc
Displaying more information with Fastfetch

Example 4. Fastfetch can be used for more than just showing off neat screenshots. It's a slick way to obtain concise system information. For example, use the --structure option and specify the specs you wish to see, colon separated. Add the --logo none option to remove the OS logo.

$ fastfetch --logo none --structure uptime:cpu:memory
Uptime: 20 mins
CPU: 2 x 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12650H (2) @ 2.69 GHz
Memory: 1.39 GiB / 3.27 GiB (42%)
Viewing individual system specs with Fastfetch

Conclusion

Fastfetch has a staggering number of options. The examples we've shown here only scratch the surface, and yet are the only commands that 99% of users are likely to need. To see what other options you can specify with Fastfetch, run the fastfetch --help command.