How To Install neofetch on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install neofetch on Debian 9.
What is neofetch
neofetch is:
Neoftech is a cross-platform and easy-to-use system information command line script that collects your Linux system information and display it on the terminal next to an image, it could be your distributions logo or any ascii art of your choice.
There are three methods to install neofetch on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install neofetch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install neofetch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install neofetch
Install neofetch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install neofetch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install neofetch
Install neofetch Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install neofetch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install neofetch
How To Uninstall neofetch on Debian 9
To uninstall only the neofetch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove neofetch
Uninstall neofetch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall neofetch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove neofetch
Remove neofetch Configurations and Data
To remove neofetch configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge neofetch
Remove neofetch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove neofetch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge neofetch
Dependencies
neofetch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install neofetch package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.