hwinfo
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hwinfo is ranked #11 of 35 in system information software on Inferse. It runs on Linux. There is a free plan.
Compared on system information software
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- Command-line interface
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Facts
- Purpose
- hwinfo/libhd probe hardware present in a system and can generate an overview log for support.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Components
- The project provides the libhd.so hardware probing library and the hwinfo command-line tool.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Hardware details
- The example graphics-card output includes hardware identifiers, model and vendor, driver information, memory ranges, I/O ports, and IRQ.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Concise output
- The command supports abbreviated output, with an example listing disks and CD-ROM devices.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Probe control
- The hwprobe environment variable or kernel boot option can enable or disable probing modules and add hardware devices to some degree.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Probe limitations
- The hwprobe configuration cannot usefully add hardware that requires more information than its entry provides; disks and floppies are cited as examples.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Integration
- YaST, the SUSE installation tool, is identified as a major project using libhd.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Build and install
- The README says to build the library with make and install it with make install.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The project README says commits to master are automatically submitted to current SUSE products through the openSUSE Build Service workflow.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Technical standards
- The project documentation links hardware-detection references for SMBIOS, VESA BIOS Extensions, PCI, SDIO, USB, and SCSI.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies its license as GPL-2.0.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
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Sources
- github.com/openSUSE/hwinfo· checked 4 Oct 2026
- github.com/openSUSE/hwinfo/blob/master/README-hwpr· checked 4 Oct 2026
- github.com/openSUSE/hwinfo/blob/master/specificati· checked 4 Oct 2026