laptop-detect

Detect if running on a laptop (exit code 0) or desktop (exit code 1)

$ laptop-detect

$ laptop-detect --verbose

$ laptop-detect --version

laptop-detect [options]

laptop-detect attempts to determine whether the system is a laptop or desktop computer. It examines system characteristics like battery presence, chassis type, and hardware identifiers.
The command returns exit code 0 if the system is detected as a laptop, or 1 if it appears to be a desktop or the detection fails. This is useful in scripts that need to behave differently based on system type.

--verbose

Print the detected device type

Display version information

Display help message

Detection is heuristic and may not be accurate for all systems. Some virtual machines or unusual hardware configurations may be misdetected.

laptop-detect was developed for Debian-based systems to allow software configuration to adapt automatically based on whether the system is mobile or stationary.

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