Neofetch development discontinued, repository archived
Neofetch development discontinued, repository archived
🖼️ A command-line system information tool written in bash 3.2+ - dylanaraps/neofetch
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/13437386
The author's profile says this:
"Have taken up farming."
finally touching some grass
nasal congestion intensifies
Does it have to be developed further? Neofetch looks like a finished product.
It would need to keep up with future changes and any security updates
according to the Asahi guy, it doesn't work correctly for ARM: https://social.treehouse.systems/@marcan/111018734178152229
I am utterly oblivious to how neofetch works, but it does seem to need updates to support newer tech.
True for all programs
Works on mine
Édit: (10)... Ah, I see the point, indeed.
Doesn't affect me since I'm on EndeavourOS and they discontinued ARM support anyway!
It still had issues like handling 8-bit colors in ascii art incorrectly last I checked a few years back, with that pr already being a few years old then.
On first sight yes, in reality: no.
“Have taken up farming.”
most popular fork - hyfetch
Based on the commit messages the last REAL update was 5 years ago.
I don't understand the fascination with a program that tells you what kind of system you're using. I'm not trolling. Can someone enlighten me on its usefulness beyond "yep, that's what my system looks like"?
@unterzicht that IS it's use. It is primarily used in show-off posts where people present their systems so that people in the replies can get a quick glance on what they're running.
The reason this is big news is because
neofetchwas by far the biggest project of it's kindIt's a command that pulls a whole bunch of useful system information and sticks it on one page.
Really, the biggest use of it is for showing other people your system- especially showing off. It's a staple of "look at my system" brag posts.
But to be generous, there are (small) legit use cases for it. If you manage a lot of machines, and you plausibly don't know the basic system information for whatever you happen to be working on in this instant, it's a program that will give you most of what you could want to know in a single command. Yes, 100% of the information could be retrieved just as easily using other standard commands, but having it in a single short command, outputting to a single overview page, formatted to be easily readable at a glance, is no bad thing.
I install it on servers and put it in my bash profile so it runs when I SSH in or open a new terminal tab. Mostly just as a safety thing. It’s basically a reminder to double check I’m on the correct machine/tab before I run any commands.
Fastfetch!
To bloated
Probably should be rewritten in a more secure language because it fetches important system data
nearly your entire system is written in C and you're worried about a simple fetch program
Oh no, what will all the Arch users do?
We will continue as usual. I use Arch BTW. 🤣
Is there a neoneofetch?
Neofetch reloaded. followed by neofetch revolutions.
I'm using fastfetch. Also recommended is hyfetch.
Oh no, what will all the Arch users do?
Install one of many alternatives already present in the repos or AUR?
Oh no. Anyway.
Pour one out for my homie
Good for him. Cheers
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Is the #screenfetch a good alternative to #neofetch?
I think screenfetch came first, but I'm sure it's fine if you like it. I'm using fastfetch.
pfetch is nice
Lol archived! https://github.com/dylanaraps/pfetch
