Listing hardware information with I-Nex in Xubuntu

Updated: 10 June 2015

I-Nex is a hardware information gatherer with graphical interface. It displays detailed hardware information and some software information about the Operating System, Kernel and packages.

I-Nex is quick gathering the information. The interface is well organized and easy to understand. I-Nex also provides the possibility of generating a detailed report and create a screenshot directly from the application.

I-Nex running on Xubuntu

Install

I-Nex requires a up-to-date Gambas 3 (used for the graphical interface), so we need to add the Gambas 3 PPA. To install them both, open a terminal window and run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gambas-team/gambas3 -y && sudo add-apt-repository ppa:i-nex-development-team/stable -y && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install i-nex -y

Usage

I-Nex can be accessed via Applications Menu > System > I-Nex or typing the following command: i-nex.

Uninstall

If you wish to remove I-Next, open a terminal window and run:

sudo apt-get remove i-nex -y && sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:gambas-team/gambas3 -y && sudo add-apt-repository -r ppa:i-nex-development-team/stable -y && sudo apt-get autoremove -y && sudo apt-get update

References

I-Nex: Tool To List Hardware Information In Linux, Similar To CPU-Z | Web Upd8

[HOW TO] Install Conky in Xubuntu

Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any information on your desktop.

Conky running in Xubuntu 12.04 and using conky2 by ~dinozaur1982 as configuration file.

Install

Open a terminal window and run:

sudo apt-get install conky -y

Usage

Conky can be accessed by typing the following command: conky. You can use the -c | --config= FILE option to load a configuration file instead of $HOME/.conkyrc.

My suggestion is to have a folder with some Conky configuration files and add Conky to session startup^[1] typing conky -c path_to_conky_rc as the command. Please don't forget to adjust the configuration file path.

Where to get examples

Great examples can be found at deviantArt.com. There's also examples at gnome-look.org under the "Other Gnome Stuff" section, but it's easier to just search for "conky". After downloading a Conky configuration file you may have to edit it to make everything work.

Footnotes

[1] See this to learn how to add a program to Xfce session startup.

References

Conky | sourceforge.net

Show distribution information from command line in Xubuntu

lsb_release prints distribution information.

Some examples

Open a terminal window and run:

$ lsb_release -i
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
$ lsb_release -d
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
$ lsb_release -r
Release: 12.04
$ lsb_release -c
Codename: precise
# Options can be combined (-s for short format)
$ lsb_release -sirc
Ubuntu
12.04
precise

References

lsb_release(1) - Linux man page

lshw-gtk: GUI for accessing hardware information

lshw-gtk is a front-end to lshw (tool to extract detailed information on the hardware configuration of the machine).

Install

Open a terminal window and run:

sudo apt-get install lshw-gtk -y
# Replace su-to-root for gksu in the *.desktop file
sed 's/su-to-root -X -c/gksu/g' /usr/share/applications/lshw-gtk.desktop > ~/.local/share/applications/lshw-gtk.desktop

Usage

To get accurate information, lshw-gtk should be run as root:

gksu lshw-gtk

It can also be accessed via Applications Menu > Settings > Hardware Lister.

References

Como ver os componentes do computador (hardware)
lshw(1) - Linux man page