Windows
Linux
System & Storage
System Info
Windows winver / About Windows equivalent in Linux
Shows system information in a visually attractive format — distro, kernel, uptime, CPU, RAM, and more.
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winver / About Windows
Linux equivalents
neofetch / fastfetch
neofetch / fastfetch
neofetch / fastfetch
Overview
What this command does
Shows system information in a visually attractive format — distro, kernel, uptime, CPU, RAM, and more.
Migration tip: neofetch shows an ASCII art logo of your distro alongside system info. fastfetch is a faster modern alternative. Popular for sharing system specs in screenshots.
Practical tasks
Common use cases
Display OS info with ASCII art logo
Shows system information in a visually attractive format — distro, kernel, uptime, CPU, RAM, and more.
neofetch
Classic ASCII art logo + system info
fastfetch
Faster, more modern alternative
screenfetch
Another similar tool
Ready to run
Copyable Linux commands
Review paths, device names, package names and permissions before running any command.
sudo apt install neofetch
neofetch
sudo apt install fastfetch
fastfetch
Walkthrough
Examples with explanations
# Windows: winver (GUI dialog)
sudo apt install neofetch
neofetch
# Shows distro logo + OS, Kernel, Uptime,
# Packages, Shell, CPU, GPU, RAM
# Faster alternative:
sudo apt install fastfetch
fastfetchReference
Common options and variations
| Command or option | Use |
|---|---|
neofetch | Classic ASCII art logo + system info |
fastfetch | Faster, more modern alternative |
screenfetch | Another similar tool |
Distro differences
Debian/Ubuntu vs Fedora vs Arch
This command is the same on Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora and Arch Linux when the relevant tool is installed.
| Distribution | Package manager / base | Equivalent command | Difference to notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian/Ubuntu | same command | neofetch / fastfetch |
Same command on this distribution. |
| Fedora | same command | neofetch / fastfetch |
Same command on this distribution. |
| Arch | same command | neofetch / fastfetch |
Same command on this distribution. |
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