fastfetch-install-script

A bash script that downloads and installs the latest Debian package for the running architecture.

Introduction

Fastfetch is a 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. It is not in Debian's repository for 12 and lower. This scripts aims to install the latest version for the current architecture and and a script that runs when a user logs in.

Use

Download get_fastfetch.sh and execute with elevated privileges. If you trust the code (and you should not without scrutinization) you can run the following from a Debian command prompt:

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sdcoil/fastfetch-install-script/refs/heads/main/get_fastfetch.sh)

Notes

Some of the code is inspired by the following:

• Python Guides
• Parsing JSON with Unix tools (Stack Overflow)
• among others.