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submitted 6 months ago by pro_grammer@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/13437386

The author's profile says this:

"Have taken up farming."

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[-] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 130 points 6 months ago

finally touching some grass

[-] yo_scottie_oh@lemmy.ml 51 points 6 months ago

nasal congestion intensifies

[-] moreeni@lemm.ee 94 points 6 months ago

Does it have to be developed further? Neofetch looks like a finished product.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 37 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It would need to keep up with future changes and any security updates

[-] moreeni@lemm.ee 28 points 6 months ago

Well, it does its job for now. As for the security updates... Isn't neofetch just a little fancy tool to display data from your system that is already exposed to any process on your distribution? What attack surface does it introduce?

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 26 points 6 months ago

Going by the releases, it didn't need updates that often, but it still needed updates to fix and ensure compatibility as things changed

Security wise, I think you're right

[-] Treeniks@lemmy.ml 34 points 6 months ago

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.

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[-] exu@feditown.com 12 points 6 months ago

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.

[-] stsquad@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

I wonder which of the many fetch tools support 24bit terminal colours.

[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago

On first sight yes, in reality: no.

[-] vsis@feddit.cl 71 points 6 months ago

“Have taken up farming.”

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Hope they are ready for grandpa's review in a couple years' time!

[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 55 points 6 months ago

Based on the commit messages the last REAL update was 5 years ago.

[-] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 49 points 6 months ago
[-] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 6 months ago
[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 29 points 6 months ago

Stop trying to make "fetch" happen.

[-] evidences@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

Why not, it's streets ahead

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[-] unterzicht@lemmy.ml 37 points 6 months 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"?

[-] cyrus@wetdry.world 27 points 6 months ago

@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 neofetch was by far the biggest project of it's kind

[-] Patch@feddit.uk 25 points 6 months ago

It'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.

[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

Neofetch is actually a benchmarking tool used by Arch Linux users which compete to show their high scores.

[-] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

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.

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[-] exanime@lemmy.today 6 points 6 months ago

Thanks for being brave enough to ask the question I was too cowardly to post

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[-] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 24 points 6 months ago

Pour one out for my homie

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 24 points 6 months ago

Oh no, what will all the Arch users do?

[-] fedev@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

We will continue as usual. I use Arch BTW. 🤣

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

uname -a should make a recovery as a humblebrag way to print your system info while demonstrating knowledge of a (somewhat) obscure command.

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago
[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago

Neofetch reloaded. followed by neofetch revolutions.

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[-] ErKaf@feddit.de 23 points 6 months ago

Good for him. Cheers

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[-] baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I think it is made by the same author, thus archived at similar time.

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