Install Neofetch Debian 9 Stretch

Install neofetch on a server to display useful information when a user logs in.

Install package

sudo aptitude install neofetch

Configure output (optional)

Edit the file /usr/share/neofetch/config as superuser root to display desired information.

Disable MOTD SSH login message

Edit or comment out all lines in /etc/update-motd.d/10-uname. Remove all lines from /etc/motd to remove the message of the day notice.

Disable lastlog SSH login message

Append the following to the file to disable lastlog message notice:

PrintLastLog no

Restart the ssh server:

sudo systemctl restart ssh

Install for all users

Append the following line to /etc/profile to display neofetch for all users on login:

neofetch --config none

Check via SSH

Login with any user through ssh to make sure that neofetch displays system information to the current terminal.