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+.. -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+.. include:: HEADER.rst
+
+================
+ List hardware.
+================
+.. contents::
+
+Connon method under Linux.
+==========================
+
+  ``dmesg``
+                Messages about detecting new hardware.
+  ``lshal -m``
+                monitor for hardware changes
+  ``lspci``
+                all PCI devices
+  ``hwinfo --short``
+                Overview of all hardware, as well as more detailed info.
+  ``lshw``
+                Another program for listing hardware.
+  ``lshw -html | w3m -T text/html``
+                Lists hardware with HTML output in the w3m web browser.
+  ``uptime``
+                Current time elapsed since last reboot, users, and load average.
+  ``lsusb``
+                USB buses and attached devices.
+
+Graphics card.
+==============
+
+  ``glxinfo``
+                Details about OpenGL, the Xserver, and your graphics card.
+  ``glxinfo | grep direct``
+                Do you have direct 3d rendering?
+  ``glxinfo | grep vendor``
+                Graphics card vendor.
+  ``lspci | grep VGA``
+                Specific graphics card model.
+  ``glxgears``
+                A simple 3d benchmark, prints frame rate to the terminal.
+  ``xrandr``
+                Supported display resolutions.
+
+Audio.
+======
+
+  ``lspci | grep Audio``
+                Audio controller.
+  ``aplay --list-devices``
+                More audio device information.
+
+Software versions.
+==================
+
+  ``cat /etc/issue``
+                Current distribution and version.
+  ``apt-cache showpkg packagename``
+                Packagename’s version and dependencies.
+  ``uname -r``
+                Linux kernel version.
+  ``uname -a``
+                All kernel details.
+
+Networking.
+===========
+
+  ``lspci | grep Ethernet``
+                Ethernet controllers.
+  ``ip addr show``
+                List of netword devices, assigned IP addresses and MAC addresses.
+  ``ifconfig``
+                Networking interfaces, IP addresses, and more.
+
+Processor.
+==========
+
+  ``cat /proc/cpuinfo``
+                All processors, clock speeds, flags, and more.
+  ``cat /proc/loadavg``
+                Processor load average for the last 1, 5, and 15 minutes.
+  ``top``
+                Press C key to sort processes by CPU usage.
+
+Memory.
+=======
+
+  ``cat /proc/meminfo``
+                Amount of RAM and swap, and how much is being used for what.
+  ``free -m``
+                Total, used, and free memory shown in MB.
+  ``top``
+                Press M key to sort processes by memory usage.
+
+Hard disks.
+===========
+
+  ``df -H``
+                Partitions, as well as their mount-points and usage in GB.
+  ``sudo fdisk -l``
+                All partitions, their device names, and positions on disk.
+
+