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Determine hardware resources - Linux Tutorial
From the course: LPIC-1 Exam 101 (Version 5.0) Cert Prep
Determine hardware resources
- [Instructor] One of the things I like about Linux is that it doesn't hide anything from the user. It's true that if you use it as a desktop OS, you're shielded from the details underneath, however, that data is accessible just by opening a terminal. Let's talk about how to find information on your hardware resources. The first tool we'll talk about is ls hardware. It's installed by default, so type in sudo lshw into a terminal, and hit Enter. Enter your password if prompted. This tool displays a lot of useful information that takes a while to go through. Let's look at the man page to see if we can narrow it down a bit. Type in man lshw and hit Enter. We see here that we can specify subsystems, but we have to do it by specifying the device class. You'll see a list of classes, let's get the short output. Type in q to quit and then type in clear. Now type in sudo lhsw -short, there's one dash, and…
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Enable/disable integrated hardware2m 16s
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Determine hardware resources6m 4s
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Working with USB devices3m 8s
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About sysfs, udev, and D-Bus2m 52s
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Manage kernel modules5m 2s
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Manual network configuration3m 32s
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Configure networking using NetworkManager5m 13s
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