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Getting detailed info on your hardware
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#1
10-05-2009, 02:44 AM
Install a hardware lister called "lshw"

how to install

"yum install lshw" for fedora

"sudo apt-get install lshw" for ubuntu/kubuntu

to run it simply open a terminal and as a super user type lshw

LET THE MAGIC HAPPEN
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10-05-2009, 07:19 AM
This will be helpful when helping people fix their computers. Nice job!
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#3
10-05-2009, 04:03 PM
This is only for the Fedora distribution though.
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10-06-2009, 01:25 AM
(10-05-2009, 04:03 PM)Tm0 Wrote: This is only for the Fedora distribution though.

No, it's for any Linux distribution. Just use the package manager that matches your distro.
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#5
10-07-2009, 07:11 PM
I know but its not in all the Repos. Some distros don't have repos.
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