Install fastfetch on CachyOS
Like neofetch, but much faster because written in c.
From the official CachyOS repo. Install with pacman, no AUR helper needed.
Reviewed Nov 2, 2026 · independent guide
How do I install fastfetch on CachyOS?
Run this in a terminal:
sudo pacman -S fastfetch-gitfastfetch-git is in the cachyos repo, the CachyOS project's own package repository, so pacman installs it directly with no AUR helper and no build script. The package is signed with the CachyOS repository key, and pacman checks the signature before it installs.
What should I do after installing fastfetch?
- It installs these commands: fastfetch and flashfetch.
- Run pacman -Qi fastfetch-git to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.
How do I update or remove fastfetch?
Update:
sudo pacman -SyuRemove:
sudo pacman -Rns fastfetch-gitWhat is fastfetch?
A maintained, feature-rich and performance oriented, neofetch like system information tool.
Package description: Like neofetch, but much faster because written in c
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fastfetch-cli/fastfetch · ★ 25,231 stars · last commit Nov 1, 2026 · latest release Oct 14, 2026
Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.
- Remove the Uzbek logoClosed
The built-in Uzbek logo was added in commit 639252ece00fa6f8d98331faa39c32d0d8890a72. The linked UzbekLinux organization does not appear to provide a usable Linux distribution. Its uzbek-coding repository contains a satirical coding guide written entirely in Russian, with no…
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Having the option to show the CPU code name like CPU-X or cpufetch Searching what HW encoding codecs my CPU supports on the Arch Wiki, you need to know the Code Name / Microarchitecture of your CPU. PD: Thanks for your work in the FLOSS community
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Hi, i ran fastfetch --logo grapheneos and got this logo: And this is the offitial GrapheneOS logo: I think this logo needs an update. I made a quick draft: I would like for someone to improve it and for it to be added. Thanks
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Currently TerminalFont shows the error Unknown terminal: ghostty. Add support for detecting the font for the Ghostty terminal. Besides me being a new user of this terminal, it's gaining popularity recently after becoming open source and having its first release.
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Raspberry Pi?
- [LOGO] Uzbek LinuxClosed
/etc/os-release /etc/lsb-release
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At the moment, doing a fastfetch command i've get only my IPv4 address with a subnet. I think it is little wrong, IPv6 must be preferred as in all services. So I suggest to change network output: IPv6 GUA on interface (if it exist 2000::/3) IPv6 ULA on interface (if it exist…
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Since KDE Linux 2026-01-15 fastfetch crashed. I'm not sure if this is caused by the new version of fastfetch or if it's because of something else updated in KDE-Linux. 2.57.0 Always Yes Package manager pacman ? It is preinstalled
- [LOGO] QuasarLinuxClosed
Distro name: Quasar Linux ID: quasar Website: source $1 => white $2 => blue More information: Quasar is a Bedrock Linux based meta-distro. Currently in active development
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This one's probably a little weird, but I did manage to get fastfetch working on jailbroken iOS 17 (palera1n). It's about a 600 line bash script with a lot of patches to remove the libraries that iOS doesn't support, however the default config works fine: Is this something that…
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NAME="Visnux" PRETTYNAME="Visnux Linux" ID=visnux BUILDID=rolling ANSICOLOR="38;2;85;255;85" HOMEURL=" DOCUMENTATIONURL=" LOGO=visnux (i dont have an website) "color": { "1": "92", "2": "38;2;65;45;15" }
- [BUG]Open
I was trying to get information about the system and spotted one error, the Plasma version reported was 5.27.5 when it is 6.3.6. Version in use is the latest, 2.70.0 270.0.0 Always Not sure via Konsole - sudo apt install fastfetch not sure what to enter here Konsole
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下载页: x8664 ISO: SHA-256:2e6164b0ee92a1e4852f108b2b247e82005013fc10072d9f4a0be3f1eb9ccdb1 SpaceOS 9 is ViudiraTech's operating-system release line built around the SpaceKernel 3.0 (SPK) kernel. The first public x8664 image was published on 2026-10-25 and boots through UEFI/Limine…
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Would it be possible to add an additional option to the logo handling to allow us to specify a fallback logo? I'm using Ghostty (latest 1.4.0 just released with full kitty support) and previously Kitty. When SSH'ing into my servers (or indeed locally on my macbook), fastfetch…
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A separator module with an empty string makes fastfetch loop forever and never print anything. A string that is not a JSON string (a number, true, null, an array, an object) ends up empty too, so it hangs the same way. "string": 5 and "string": [1] hang the same way. In…
fastfetch on CachyOS: questions
Is fastfetch in the official CachyOS repo?
Yes. The fastfetch-git package is in the cachyos repo, version 2.66.0.r15.g0b3ef5d35-1, built 2026-07-13. Install it with sudo pacman -S fastfetch-git.
Do I need an AUR helper for fastfetch?
No. It comes from the cachyos repo, so plain pacman installs and updates it, and sudo pacman -Syu keeps it current.
What is the fastfetch command?
The package installs fastfetch and flashfetch.