{"id":120139,"date":"2020-11-25T17:00:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-linux-system-information-tool-inxi-cloudsavvy-it\/"},"modified":"2020-11-25T17:00:10","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T14:00:10","slug":"the-linux-system-information-tool-inxi-cloudsavvy-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-linux-system-information-tool-inxi-cloudsavvy-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Linux System Information Tool inxi \u2013 CloudSavvy IT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2763d7f2bb2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2763d7f2bb2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-linux-system-information-tool-inxi-cloudsavvy-it\/#What_Is_inxi\" >What Is inxi\u00a0?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-linux-system-information-tool-inxi-cloudsavvy-it\/#Installing_inxi\" >Installing inxi<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-linux-system-information-tool-inxi-cloudsavvy-it\/#inxi_CPU_Information\" >inxi CPU Information<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-linux-system-information-tool-inxi-cloudsavvy-it\/#inxi_Memory_Information\" >inxi Memory Information<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-linux-system-information-tool-inxi-cloudsavvy-it\/#Other_inxi_Information_Can_Provide\" >Other inxi Information Can Provide<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-linux-system-information-tool-inxi-cloudsavvy-it\/#The_Weather_%E2%80%93_Really\" >The Weather \u2013 Really?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-linux-system-information-tool-inxi-cloudsavvy-it\/#Wrapping_Up\" >Wrapping Up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#The Linux System Information Tool inxi \u2013 CloudSavvy IT&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_8174\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8174 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/5007a9b93cc7f52e052d8acf847331a9\/p\/uploads\/2020\/11\/96c25fcb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-illustration\/server-room-3d-illustration-programming-data-1034571742\" data-credittext=\"Shutterstock\/whiteMocca\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-illustration\/server-room-3d-illustration-programming-data-1034571742\">Shutterstock\/whiteMocca<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>inxi, the free and open source command line based system information tool, can provide you with a plethora of hardware &amp; software information, in a modular and efficient output format. Ideal for end users, and DevOps, support or QA engineers.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_inxi\"><\/span>What Is <i>inxi\u00a0<\/i>?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <i>inxi<\/i> manual defines inxi as a \u2018Command line system information <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a> for console and IRC\u2019. Highly efficient (fast), detailed, and modular, inxi provides yo with the details about any area of your computer you would like to inspect or explore.<\/p>\n<p>This may be of much interest to users who have just bought new hardware (or a completely new system) and would like to explore how the operating system sees the hardware. DevOps engineers may also be interested in using <i>inxi<\/i> when managing remote servers in the cloud, to explore their capabilities and to see whether the hardware they paid for is actually present.<\/p>\n<p>Support engineers may find the tool helpful to debug a particular issue, and QA (or performance) engineers can use <i>inxi<\/i> to ensure their server is tuned for maximum test and\/or measuring performance.<\/p>\n<p>One could also capture the output from <i>inxi<\/i> from within a script and use it to make intelligent system-based decisions, like whether to install a software or not depending on the CPU capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Before we start exploring what information <i>inxi<\/i> can provide us with, we need to install it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Installing_inxi\"><\/span>Installing <i>inxi<\/i><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To install <i>inxi<\/i> on your Debian\/Apt based Linux distribution (Like Ubuntu and Mint), execute the following command in your terminal:<\/p>\n<p><code>sudo apt install inxi<\/code><\/p>\n<p>To install <i>inxi<\/i> on your RedHat\/Yum based Linux distribution (Like RedHat and Fedora), execute the following command in your terminal:<\/p>\n<p><code>sudo yum install inxi<\/code><\/p>\n<p>The <i>inxi<\/i> project also has a dedicated <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/smxi\/inxi\">inxi GitHub page<\/a> with detailed instructions on how to obtain the latest development release should you desire to use that one instead.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s next explore two of the main areas of importance in any system: the CPU and Memory.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"inxi_CPU_Information\"><\/span><i>inxi<\/i> CPU Information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have just bought a new CPU and would like to find out how fast your new CPU is, you can use <i>inxi<\/i> as a great starting place to ensure your operating system is recognizing the CPU and it\u2019s features correctly:<\/p>\n<p><code>inxi -C<\/code> will show the most pertinent CPU information:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/a9437d65b1688153a7f999162af68c7f\/p\/uploads\/2020\/11\/9922b519-2.png\" alt=\"inxi CPU information\" width=\"1112\" height=\"71\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We can also get an even more detailed CPU overview by adding a few additional options:<\/p>\n<p><code>inxi -CfxCa<\/code> will show a full overview of all information for the CPU, including information about CPU vulnerabilities (abbreviated here):<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/95aa01f5f1a801d0b4660230a8a98592\/p\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6840de2e-2.png\" alt=\"inxi detailed CPU information\" width=\"1155\" height=\"379\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"inxi_Memory_Information\"><\/span><i>inxi<\/i> Memory Information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A simple <code>inxi -m<\/code> will provide us with some memory information:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/2e06bbbb8d89c303617e7a10003d5599\/p\/uploads\/2020\/11\/154cfd23-2.png\" alt=\"inxi memory information and sudo requirement\" width=\"778\" height=\"56\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>However, we note a \u2018permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.\u2019 message, which can easily be overcome by executing <code>sudo inxi -m<\/code> (i.e. as root):<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/13e53010498cf718e8ae0b2d087a71c9\/p\/uploads\/2020\/11\/600365a8-2.png\" alt=\"inxi full memory information using sudo\" width=\"601\" height=\"125\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_inxi_Information_Can_Provide\"><\/span>Other <i>inxi<\/i> Information Can Provide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Besides detailed CPU and Memory information, <i>inxi<\/i> can provide detailed information on Graphics, Drives, RAID and partitions, USB devices, Sensors, software Repositories, Processes, the System, the Machine, PCI Slots, Audio, Networking and more.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to see a semi-full summary overview of all information about your system, execute <code>inxi -F<\/code>. For an even more verbose and detailed output, you can use <code>inxi -v8<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth nothing here you get more details and output if you prefix your command with <code>sudo<\/code> and thus execute it as the root user. The most verbose and detailed overview can thus be obtained by using <code>sudo inxi -v8<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>For most generic modules (like <em>C<\/em> for CPU, <em>m<\/em>\u00a0for memory, and <em>D<\/em>\u00a0for disk), one can add up to three <code>x<\/code> characters onto the command line, or use <code>--extra<\/code> with the number 1 to 3 to generate more verbose output for that module.<\/p>\n<p>For example, let\u2019s look at <code>inxi -C<\/code> vs <code>inxi -C --extra 3<\/code>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/cc9bc7658b13688a926a4fe5cf850880\/p\/uploads\/2020\/11\/af1f9ee8-2.png\" alt=\"inxi CPU information and extra CPU information\" width=\"1124\" height=\"164\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tip: To see all possible module abbreviations, simply type <code>man inxi<\/code>, and review the list provided.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Weather_%E2%80%93_Really\"><\/span>The Weather \u2013 Really?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Really. <i>inxi<\/i> will even figure out, without any special configuration thereunto, the weather for you:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8129 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cloudsavvyit.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/6c5ae333b84344a87a2eafe2f0f45834\/p\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1a3ff515-2.png\" alt=\"Weather information provided by inxi\" width=\"587\" height=\"55\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrapping_Up\"><\/span>Wrapping Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In this article, we explored <i>inxi<\/i>, a versatile and modular system information reporting tool which can aid a large variety of people, for a wide array of system administration, support, testing and performance metrics related tasks. Even when all is said and done, <i>inxi<\/i> goes one step further by providing you with the Weather.<\/p>\n<p>In our testing, the tool has also proven ultra stable, and did not misperform nor crash. Thanks to the information <i>inxi<\/i> provided during testing, a security shortcoming in CPU microcode was identified and a microcode patch was installed to mitigate the issue. The <code>inxi -CfxCa<\/code> command described above can help you check if your CPU is vulnerable too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enjoy!<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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