Dependencies

This page lists the programs/dependencies rebornfetch needs to run.

NOTE: rebornfetch only requires BASH, the rest of the dependencies are entirely optional and only enable additional features and functionality.

Table of Contents

• Required dependencies:
• Image mode dependencies:
• Optional dependencies:
  • Wallpaper
  • Disk
  • Song
  • Desktop Environment and Window Manager
  • Resolution
  • Public IP
  • GPU
• iOS Dependencies
• Android Dependencies

Required dependencies:

• bash 3.2+
  • Alpine Linux: You also need ncurses.

Image mode dependencies:

These dependencies are required for image mode to work.

• Displaying images:
  • w3m-img [1]
  • iTerm2 [2]
  • Terminology [2]
  • kitty [2]
  • libsixel
  • termpix
  • pixterm
  • catimg
  • jp2a
  • caca-utils or libcaca.
• Thumbnail creation: imagemagick
• Window size: A terminal emulator that supports \033[14t [3] or xdotool or xwininfo + xprop or xwininfo + xdpyinfo

[1] w3m-img is sometimes bundled together with w3m.

[2] Image support is built into Terminology, iTerm2 and kitty, and doesn't require w3m-img.

[3] See this wiki page for more information: Images in the terminal

Optional dependencies:

Wallpaper

Any OS running an X Server

• Desktop Environment: XFCE, GNOME, Cinnamon or MATE
• Universal: feh, nitrogen or gsettings

Windows and macOS

• No additional dependencies needed.

Disk

• df

Song

• Google Play Music Desktop Player: gpmdp-remote
• MPD: mpc
• Mopidy: mpc
• CMUS
• MOC
• Spotify (requires dbus)
• Rhythmbox
• Banshee
• Amarok (requires qdbus)
• Deadbeef
• GNOME Music (requires dbus)
• Lollypop (requires dbus)
• Clementine (requires dbus)
• Pragha
• XMMS2
• Exaile music player (requires dbus)
• Juk (requires dbus)
• Bluemindo (requires dbus)
• Guayadeque (requires dbus)

Desktop Environment and Window Manager

Any OS running an X Server

• xprop

Resolution

Any OS running an X Server

• xorg-xrandr or xorg-xdpyinfo [1]

macOS

• screenresolution [2] [3]

[1] Xrandr is prefered over xdpyinfo as Xrandr supports multi monitor and refresh rate display in the output.

[2] screenresolution is faster than the built in Mac OS tools.

[3] screenresolution is installed for you when using homebrew.

Public IP

NOTE: dig is the fastest out of the three.

• dig, curl or wget

GPU

Linux and GNU Hurd

• lspci

BSD, Solaris, MINIX, and AIX

• glxinfo
  • Not required on FreeBSD.

iOS Dependencies

These dependencies can all be installed through Cydia. Note: The Cydia package installs these dependencies for you.

• Bourne-Again SHell
• Core Utilities
• Core Utilities (/bin)
• Darwin Tools
• system-cmds
• Gawk
• grep

Android Dependencies

• bash
• busybox

Note: I recommend installing termux from the Play Store or F-Droid. Termux provides you with a fully working Linux environment, doesn't require root access and includes all dependencies.

Note: rebornfetch is not in Termux's official repos.