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System Info, or System Information, refers to a dialog displaying detailed specifications about the system.

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How to find the number of CPU cores including virtual?

How do I find out the number of cores my CPU has, including virtual cores (hyper threading cores) using the command line?
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How to display notebook model number?

I have a notebook HP Pavilion dm4 running Ubuntu 12.04 and I'm trying to determine the model number (like HP Pavilion dm4-2015dx or HP Pavilion dm4-2033cl, etc). There's no such information on notebook's body as suggested on HP's website on Option…
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How to get (from terminal) total number of threads (per process and total for all processes)

I tried googling it, but I can't find it. I am looking for: number of threads in process X total number of threads running currently
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Change the "device name" in the details window of System settings

I would like to change my "Device name" as shown in the settings panel. How do I do this?
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View size of CPU cache through the command-line?

How do I view the size of my CPU cache using the command-line? I want to view information on L1, L2 and L3 cache. Also, would it be possible to ouput only information on cache, so that all other information is filtered out?
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Intel HD Graphics card not recognized in System Info

When I check the info of my laptop, it shows me "Graphics Unknown": Can anyone help me resolve this?
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How do I check RAM manufacturer?

I just brought a new 8GB 3200 MHz RAM of SAMSUNG. But I want to confirm that it is real Samsung RAM or fake. Please tell me how do i check it from terminal. Note : My laptop has two RAM slot of 8GB each. I am using Kubuntu 20.04
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How can I see my System details in a Graphical way? (in Lubuntu)

I am new to LUbuntu. In Windows, if I want to know my system properties, I see it by going to Control Panel and clicking on the System icon. What are the equivalents of these features in LUbuntu, where a user can see his system properties and…
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Determining the type of RAM

I'm trying to determine what type of RAM a computer has (whether it's DDR2 or DDR3). I've tried several commands: sudo lshw -short -C memory outputs this: H/W path Device Class …
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Command-line to get this system information

When I log in to my digital ocean image, I see this information appearing. Welcome to Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.13.0-57-generic x86_64) Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/ System information as of Sat Nov 28 11:16:20 SGT 2015 System…
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Why does the system report 7.7Gb of total Ram when I installed 8Gb?

Why does the system report 7.7Gb of total Ram when I installed 8Gb? I'm using 14.04 on a Dell Vostro 2011
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Is landscape-common still developed/maintained? Alternatives?

landscape-common wasn't included in Ubuntu Server 15.10, and depends on python2, not python3 which will be the new default in 16.04 LTS. Is it still developed/maintained or should I look for alternatives, and if so, which? I use landscape-common to…
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How to sort lines in a text file from the terminal?

I have to sort the GPA in a file for my class lab. The teacher uses putty, for those of us that chose to use Ubuntu in the class, we have no idea how to do the command for ascending sort and descending sort.
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Where does the System Information information come from on login by SSH?

When I connect to an Ubuntu 18.4 server with ssh I get the following information: Welcome to Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.15.0-46-generic x86_64) * Documentation: * Management: * Support: System information as of Wed Apr 3…
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Why does the system (Ubuntu 18.04.1) report 11.8Gb of total Ram when I installed 32Gb?

I don't undestand why my Ubuntu 18.04 reports 11.8Gb instead of expected +/-32Gb. I have 2 physical "pieces" of 16Gb RAM each on a Dell laptop Precision 7510. OS is 64 bits: $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID:…
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