hardinfo

hardinfo [options]

hardinfo (Hardware Information) is a graphical system information and benchmark tool for Linux. It displays detailed information about hardware components, software configuration, and system resources.The GUI organizes information into categories including:- Computer - Summary, operating system, kernel modules, boots- Devices - Processor, memory, PCI devices, USB devices, storage- Network - Interfaces, IP connections, routing table- Benchmarks - CPU, FPU, and memory performance testsReports can be generated for documentation or support purposes in text, HTML, or shell variable formats.

-r, --generate-report

Generate report to stdout instead of opening GUI

Report format: text, html, or shell

Load specific module

Automatically load all modules

List available modules

Some information requires root privileges. Benchmark results are relative and shouldn't be compared across different hardinfo versions. Hardware detection depends on kernel drivers being loaded.

hardinfo was created by Leandro A. F. Pereira and first released in 2003. It has been a popular system information tool on Linux desktops, providing functionality similar to Windows' System Information utility.

lshw(1), inxi(1), hwinfo(8), lscpu(1)