How to Check Processor and CPU Details on Linux – Command Examples
Check details about the processor/cpu like the architecture, number of cores, hyperthreading support etc on Linux using lscpu and hwloc commands
Category Archives: Hardware
10 Commands to Check Disk Partitions and Disk Space on Linux
Here is a quick list of 10 commands that you can use to check the partitions on hard drives and disks on your Linux system and how much space each partition has.
Fix low resolution grub and splash screen with Nvidia drivers on Ubuntu 14.04
The nvidia drivers cause the grub and splash screen on Ubuntu to fall into a low resolution display mode. This tutorial shows you how to get a higher resolution.
How to Install the Latest Nvidia drivers on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr
This tutorial shows how to install the latest nvidia drivers for your graphics card on Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) and similar distros like Xubuntu, Kubuntu and Lubuntu
How to get information about graphics card (GPU) on Linux
Find out the information and specifications of the graphics or video card (graphics processing unit) on your linux system from the command line.
Benchmark graphics card (GPU) performance on Linux with glmark
Use glmark to benchmark and compare the graphics performance of your GPU ( graphics processing unit ) on linux desktop.
How to install the latest Nvidia drivers on Linux Mint 16 Petra
Install the latest Nvidia graphics drivers on Linux Mint 16 (Petra) to get the best performance of Nvidia graphics cards and GPUs.
16 Commands to Check Hardware Information on Linux
Quick look at various commands that can be used to gather hardware information related to cpu, disks, memory, peripherals etc on Linux based systems
lshw command examples to get hardware information on Linux
Quick tutorial on how to use the lshw (list hardware) command to get hardware information on Linux systems like Ubuntu, Fedora etc.
Check hardware information on Linux with “hwinfo” command
The hwinfo command can be used to check hardware information about various devices on Linux systems like Ubuntu, Fedora and CentOS, and this post shows some examples.
How to use “Inxi” to check Hardware Information on Linux
How to use the Inxi command to gather system and hardware information on Linux servers and desktops.
How to Format USB Flash drive from command line on Linux / Ubuntu
If there is a lot of content on the usb flash drive and you want to erase all of it quickly then a simple way to do it is by formatting it. There are many gui tools available on linux to view and format partitions on storage devices like ssds and flash drives. These include… Read More »
How to fix slow Internet on Ubuntu when using a switch
Switches, Routers, Wires and speed As usual internet was fast on ubuntu as it used to be till I needed to plug more PCs into the adsl route lying nearby. After connecting all computers and the adsl router to a switch I noticed that on one of the PC (Ubuntu 8.04) internet became really slow…. Read More »