Examine is a graphical system information viewer designed for the COSMIC desktop, although it can also be used with other Linux desktop environments.
The interface divides information into focused pages for the installed distribution, processor, PCI devices and USB devices. Its native libcosmic interface fits naturally alongside other COSMIC applications.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Distribution page displays detailed information obtained from the system’s os-release data.
- Shows distribution documentation, support, bug-reporting and privacy links where supplied by the operating system.
- Processor page presents detailed CPU information obtained through
lscpu. - Lists installed PCI devices using information supplied by
lspci. - Lists attached USB hardware using information supplied by
lsusb. - Native interface built with libcosmic for close integration with the COSMIC desktop.
- Supports multiple interface languages.
Website: code.cosmic-utils.org/sungsphinx/examine
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Developer: COSMIC Utilities
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Examine is written in Rust and Python. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| GUI System Profilers | |
|---|---|
| Hardinfo2 | A continuation of HardInfo offering system information and benchmarking |
| CPU-X | Similar tool to CPU-Z but differs in a few important ways |
| I-Nex | Gambas based alternative to CPU-Z |
| HardInfo | System Profiler and Benchmark |
| KInfoCenter | Centralized and convenient overview of your system |
| Examine | System information viewer for the COSMIC Desktop |
| CPU-G | Python based alternative to CPU-Z |
| CPU Info | Presents detailed hardware and software information |
| Big Hardware Info | View and share hardware information |
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