hw general¶
sudo lshw # lists all recognized hardwarecomponents
sudo lshw -html > -pc.html # output as html in file
pci¶
lspci # lists all devices - if not even the vendor is known the hardware might be too new for the kernel
memory¶
cat /proc/meminfo
cpu¶
cat /proc/cpuinfo
hard drive¶
free/used space
df -h
partioning
sudo fdisk -l # lists all harddisk patition tables -doesnt work with Xubuntu
sudo cfdisk /dev/XdX # semi graphical harddisk partitioning tool
gksudo qtparted # graphical partitioning tool (kde)
gksudo gparted # graphical partitioning tool (gnome/xfce)
sound¶
list all soundcards and digital audio devices recognized by your system
aplay -l
Codec information
cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#0
distribution & release¶
lsb_release -a # (ubuntu only)
cat /etc/apt/sources.list # on apt based systems (like ubuntu, xubuntu, debian,..) contains distribution version (repository) information
kernel¶
Linux Kernel version:
uname -a
