System Information

[Steven Vollom]

Paul Lemmons wrote:
> -------- Original Message  --------
> Subject: Re:System Information
> From: Paul Lemmons <paul at lemmons.name>
> To: Kubuntu Help and User Discussions <kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: 09/25/2008 04:36 PM
>>>
>>> On Thu, 2008-09-25 at 13:28 -0400, Steven Vollom wrote:
>>>> I have been trying to find the components in my newly purchased used 
>>>> Compaq Evo N620c laptop.  The information I want is name of motherboard, 
>>>> memory limitations and type of memory, and other relevant system 
>>>> information.  I operate Kubuntu 8.04 KDE 3.5.9.  My processor is an 
>>>> Intel P4 1.8mhz M.  When I got similar information on XP, I went to 
>>>> system information, I believe.  Is there something like that in 
>>>> Kubuntu.  I don't seem to Google a suitable question.  Thanks!  Steven
>>>>
>>>>     
>> Take a look at: http://xyzz.kexik.net/node/12
>>
>> This will give you some instructions on how to install an old Fedora 
>> utility called "smolt" which collects and displays a significant 
>> amount of information. It may or may not have what you are looking 
>> for but might be a good starting place. In a nutshell you download 
>> two files, dpkg -i to install them and run the command 
>> smoltSendProfile. Reply "n" to ignore the request to actually send 
>> the profile to the smolt server.
>>
> You know, I am not too bright sometimes. You can of course look the 
> easy yourself:
>
> cat /proc/cpuinfo
> cat /proc/meminfo
> lspci
>
> I suspect these three commands will give you a lot of what you are 
> looking for...
>
> -- 
> Sometimes I wonder.  Were our faith able to stand upright and look around, would it be looking down at the mustard seed or standing in awe of the height and breadth of it.
>   
Thanks heaps.  Much of this I have wanted to see before this.  It 
doesn't provide all I want but it is exciting to know code that will 
help me in the future.  You are very kind.

Steven