# Install fastfetch

Like neofetch, but much faster because written mostly in C. Version 2.64.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-05.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:fastfetch
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install fastfetch
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install fastfetch
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/fastfetch/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add fastfetch
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fastfetch from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install fastfetch
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: fastfetch from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install fastfetch
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fastfetch from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#fastfetch
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fa/fastfetch/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S fastfetch
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: fastfetch from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install fastfetch
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fastfetch from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install fastfetch
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: fastfetch from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','f.lux'

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/fastfetch
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/fastfetch.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id Fastfetch-cli.Fastfetch -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Fastfetch-cli.Fastfetch from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:fastfetch
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fastfetch>
- **Version:** 2.64.2
- **Source summary:** Like neofetch, but much faster because written mostly in C
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/archive/refs/tags/2.64.2.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-05T11:40:04Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- fastfetch (cli)
- fastfetch (alias)

## Dependencies

- lua
- yyjson

## Build Dependencies

- chafa
- cmake
- glib
- imagemagick
- pkgconf
- python@3.14
- vulkan-loader

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.64.2
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-05
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
- Upstream latest detected: 2.64.2 (current)

## Sicherheitshinweise

no executable entrypoint in the package index.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- no executable entrypoint in the package index

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** fastfetch
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - fastfetch - 2.40.4+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: fastfetch from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | neofetch-like tool for fetching system information | https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
- Nix - fastfetch: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fa/fastfetch/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - fastfetch - 2.63.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fastfetch from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Maintained, feature-rich and performance oriented, neofetch-like system information tool | https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
- apk - fastfetch-bash-completion - 2.63.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fastfetch-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for fastfetch | https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
- apk - fastfetch-doc - 2.63.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fastfetch-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Maintained, feature-rich and performance oriented, neofetch-like system information tool (documentation) | https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
- apk - fastfetch-fish-completion - 2.63.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fastfetch-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for fastfetch | https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
- apk - fastfetch-zsh-completion - 2.63.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fastfetch-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for fastfetch | https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
- dnf - fastfetch - 2.61.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fastfetch from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Fast neofetch-like system information tool | https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
- pacman - fastfetch - 2.63.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: fastfetch from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A feature-rich and performance oriented neofetch like system information tool | https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
- zypper - fastfetch - 2.62.1-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fastfetch from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Neofetch-like tool written mostly in C | https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
- zypper - fastfetch-bash-completion - 2.62.1-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fastfetch-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for fastfetch | https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
- zypper - fastfetch-fish-completion - 2.62.1-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fastfetch-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for fastfetch | https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
- zypper - fastfetch-zsh-completion - 2.62.1-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fastfetch-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for fastfetch | https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
- MacPorts - fastfetch: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/fastfetch/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Chocolatey - fastfetch: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: fastfetch from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','f.lux'
- Scoop - main/fastfetch: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/fastfetch.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
