Hardware Metrics - standard device specifics inventory? [PREY]

[Doug]

On 05/20/2011 04:47 AM, Mark Widdicombe wrote:
> >I am assuming that Linux has a standard way of inventorying all 
> attached devices that include (if not their make-model) the geometry 
> (size/features) along with bios >and serial number.  Can anyone tell 
> me what that command is?
>
> lshw
Since you're using Ubuntu, there is a command 
/home/ubuntu/myhardware.txt  It's been a long time since I ran that.  I 
assume you want to
do             cat /home/ubuntu/myhardware.txt | lpr              I 
can't test it right now, I don't have Ubuntu on this machine.
I ran this on a Windows machine from a live CD of Ubuntu, about 6 months 
ago, whatever version was in effect then.

You can also do         dmidecode | lpr

(I hope I have the syntax right, but if not, it's close, and you can 
massage it in.)

The outputs are a little bit different, so do both. After you have done 
that, and have the information on paper, fold it up and store
it in the bottom of the PC, so you can find it when you need it.

--doug

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