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hwinfo

No phone app

5.7No. 20 of 26
in System Information Software
  • Recognised40% of the score42
  • Phone app26% of the score0
  • Documented20% of the score37
  • Free plan14% of the score30
Free plan
Yes
Runs on
Linux
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Summary

hwinfo is ranked #20 of 26 in system information software on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Linux. There is a free plan.

hwinfo plans and pricing

All plans
hwinfo Free Hardware probing library and command-line tool github.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on system information software

Operating systems
linuxgithub.com
Firmware details
Yesgithub.com
Command-line interface
Yesgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
hwinfo/libhd probe hardware present in a system and can generate an overview log for support.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Components
The project provides the libhd.so hardware probing library and the hwinfo command-line tool.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Hardware details
The example graphics-card output includes hardware identifiers, model and vendor, driver information, memory ranges, I/O ports, and IRQ.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Concise output
The command supports abbreviated output, with an example listing disks and CD-ROM devices.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Probe control
The hwprobe environment variable or kernel boot option can enable or disable probing modules and add hardware devices to some degree.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Probe limitations
The hwprobe configuration cannot usefully add hardware that requires more information than its entry provides; disks and floppies are cited as examples.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Integration
YaST, the SUSE installation tool, is identified as a major project using libhd.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Build and install
The README says to build the library with make and install it with make install.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Distribution
The project README says commits to master are automatically submitted to current SUSE products through the openSUSE Build Service workflow.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Technical standards
The project documentation links hardware-detection references for SMBIOS, VESA BIOS Extensions, PCI, SDIO, USB, and SCSI.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
License
The repository identifies its license as GPL-2.0.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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