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hwinfo

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hwinfo/libhd are used to probe for the hardware present in the system. It can be used to generate a system overview log which can be later used for support.

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  • FreeOpen Source

Country of Origin

  • DE flagGermany
  • European Union flagEU

Platforms

  • Linux
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  1.  Command line interface
  2.  Hardware Monitoring

 Tags

  • hardware-inventory

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hwinfo information

  • Developed by

    DE flagOpenSUSE
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Alternatives

    117 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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OS & UtilitiesSystem & Hardware

GitHub repository

  •  288 Stars
  •  72 Forks
  •  28 Open Issues
  •   Updated Apr 16, 2025 
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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about hwinfo, and it has gotten 12 likes

hwinfo was added to AlternativeTo by kafene on Oct 9, 2012 and this page was last updated Sep 9, 2022.

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ab1
Jul 2, 2022
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hwinfo 21.68 will report supported resolutions, model, vendor, serial id, year of manufacture, week of manufacture. hwinfo 21.68 won't report cable type or unused sockets, X11 display ids.

What is hwinfo?

hwinfo/libhd are used to probe for the hardware present in the system. It can be used to generate a system overview log which can be later used for support.

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