There are several questions and answers here that include the output of inxi
. What can inxi
be used for?
inxi is a package available in the Universe repository. The version of inxi
in 18.04.1 is 2.3.56
. It uses Gawk/Bash to examine your system to extract a variety of information that could be helpful in describing your system when seeking help.
From the man page:
inxi is a command line system information script built for console and IRC. It is also used a debugging tool for forum technical support to quickly ascertain users' system configurations and hardware. inxi shows system hardware, CPU, drivers, Xorg, Desktop, Kernel, gcc version(s), Processes, RAM usage, and a wide variety of other useful information.
The man
page lists numerous inxi
options but to summarize the uppercase options:
-A
= Audio-B
= Battery-C
= CPU-D
= Hard Disk-G
= Graphics-I
= Information about processes, uptime, memory, inxi
version-M
= Machine data such as device (laptop/desktop), motherboard, BIOS, etc-N
= Network information-P
= Partition information-R
= RAID information-S
= System information such as hostname, kernel, 32/64-bit, desktop environment, distro, etc-W
= Weather but this maybe unreliable!And here's just a few of the lowercase ones:
-c0
turns off colored output and is useful for redirecting cleanly (without escape codes) to a text file-c
when used in inxi -t c10
, as an example, would list the top ten processes in terms of CPU usage-m
when used in inxi -t m10
, as an example, would list the top ten processes in terms of RAM usage-n
shows advanced network information-t
as illustrated above, is required to generate a numbered list of processes such as specified by -cN
or -mN
where N
is the number of processes required-r
lists repository data including ppas-s
provides information on temperatures (mobo/cpu/gpu) and fan speedsPrivacy considerations
Since inxi
output is often posted in public fora, the -z
option filters out data such as MAC addresses. If the hostname (normally generated by -S
), is to be hidden, -! 31
can be used.
The -x
factor
The following example illustrates the use of -x
, -xx
, and -xxx
and should be self-explanatory:
dkb@dkb-xubu:~$
dkb@dkb-xubu:~$ inxi -S
System: Host: dkb-xubu Kernel: 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3
Distro: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
dkb@dkb-xubu:~$ inxi -Sx
System: Host: dkb-xubu Kernel: 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64 bits: 64 gcc: 7.3.0
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 (Gtk 2.24.31) Distro: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
dkb@dkb-xubu:~$ inxi -Sxx
System: Host: dkb-xubu Kernel: 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64 bits: 64 gcc: 7.3.0
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 (Gtk 2.24.31) dm: lightdm Distro: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
dkb@dkb-xubu:~$ inxi -Sxxx
System: Host: dkb-xubu Kernel: 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64 bits: 64 gcc: 7.3.0
Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 (Gtk 2.24.31) info: xfce4-panel dm: lightdm Distro: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
dkb@dkb-xubu:~$
Conclusion: So, what's a convenient command for someone wanting to present information concisely?
inxi -Fxxxz
for starters where -F
is shorthand for including all uppercase options, plus -s
and -n
inxi -t cm10
may helpinxi -r
would list your repos and ppas and their statusFootnote: a newer Perl-based version of inxi
is available via:
sudo wget -O /usr/local/bin/inxi https://github.com/smxi/inxi/raw/master/inxi
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/inxi
after which
sudo inxi -U
will, when run for the first time, install the corresponding man
pages and, on subsequent runs, will install newer versions of inxi
and its man
page. The changelog is very good reading for those interested in the inner workings of inxi
.
Another option is to add Unit 193's personal package archive which closely tracks the github version.
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