10 Commands to Collect System and Hardware Info in Linux
Aaron Kili
How to View Linux System Information To know only the system name, you can use the uname command without any switch that will print system information or the uname -s command will print the kernel name of your system. How to View Linux System Hardware Information Here you can use the lshw tool to gather vast information about your hardware components such as cpu, disks, memory, usb controllers, etc. How to Print USB Controllers Information The lsusb command is used to report information about USB controllers and all the devices that are connected to them. How to Print SCSI Devices Information To view all your scsi/sata devices, use the lsscsi command as follows. How to Check Linux Hardware Components Info You can also use the dmidecode utility to extract hardware information by reading data from the DMI tables.
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