In Windows, there is the popular CPU-Z
application that allows you to view information about your CPU and
hardware. But what if you are using Linux? CPU-Z doesn’t work in Linux,
so how can you obtain the same CPU info in Linux? Here are two apps that
can help you out.
In Ubuntu (Quantal and below), you can add the PPA and install from its repository:
CPU-G
allows you to view the information about your CPU, Motherboard, Graphic
card, Memory and System. Most of the information are pretty
straightforward (either you understand it or you don’t). You can view
the CPU Vendor, Name, Core clock, cache amount, motherboard chipset and
etc. For the Memory section, you can see the amount of free RAM that you
can still use for other applications.
In the System tab, you can view information about the CPU architecture, your current operating system and kernel version.
To install in Ubuntu, add the PPA and install from its repository:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nemh/gambas3
In
addition to the usual CPU information, it also displays the temperature
of the current CPU. There is also an “Info” button where you can click
to read about your CPU online.
In the GPU tab, other than the usual graphic card detail, you can view your current resolution and the available resolutions supported by the graphic card.
Other information that can be found in I-Nex include Sound, Drives, Web, USB Input.
I-Nex also allows you to generate a report of your current hardware configuration. Click the Printer icon at the bottom of the window and it will prompt you to select the stuff you want to include in the report.
1. CPU-G
CPU-G looks almost exactly like CPU-Z, except that it works only in Linux. You can use it to view CPU info in Linux, as well as Motherboard, Graphic, Memory and general system information.In Ubuntu (Quantal and below), you can add the PPA and install from its repository:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cpug-devs/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install cpu-g |
In the System tab, you can view information about the CPU architecture, your current operating system and kernel version.
2. I-Nex
If you find the information lacking in CPU-G, another application that you can use is I-Nex. It provides more information than CPU-G and display them in an easy-to-read manner.To install in Ubuntu, add the PPA and install from its repository:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nemh/gambas3
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:i-nex-development-team/stable sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install i-nex |
In the GPU tab, other than the usual graphic card detail, you can view your current resolution and the available resolutions supported by the graphic card.
Other information that can be found in I-Nex include Sound, Drives, Web, USB Input.
I-Nex also allows you to generate a report of your current hardware configuration. Click the Printer icon at the bottom of the window and it will prompt you to select the stuff you want to include in the report.
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