Lshw is a console utility that displays detailed information about the "hardware", such as driver versions, BIOS information, memory and motherboard configuration, processor information, and so on.
No confidential information is collected.
You can gather information about hardware using the command line utility lshw. If lshw is not installed by default in Ubuntu/Fedora, you can install it using the command:
- Open the terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T);
- Enter
sudo apt-get install lshw(for Ubuntu) orsudo yum install lshw(for Fedora); - Press "Enter".
How to gather hardware information:
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Open the terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T);
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To get information in a ".txt" file format, use the command:
sudo lshw -short > specs.txt ;
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Attach the obtained specs.txt file to the request. The document is located in your home directory (/home/name).