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D. BothUsing and Administering Linux: Volume 2https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9615-8_27

27. Hardware Detection

David Both1  
(1)
Raleigh, NC, USA
 

Objectives

In this chapter you will learn to use common Linux tools to detect and identify the hardware installed in a Linux host. This includes the following:
  • To determine the motherboard information such as vendor, make, model, and serial number

  • To determine the memory type, speed, and size

  • To find and list peripheral hardware connected to the system such as printers, mice, keyboards, and more

  • To generate a list of the hardware attached to the USB and PCI buses

Introduction

What exactly do I mean by hardware ...

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