• 1 hw general
• 2 pci
• 3 memory
• 4 cpu
• 5 hard drive
• 6 sound
• 7 distribution & release
• 8 kernel
• 9 links

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¶

df -h

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¶

aplay -l

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¶

uname -a

links¶

¹ Hardware Identification

² Using the Terminal

³ Malicious Commands