Hardinfo2 is based on hardinfo, which has not been updated for more than 10 years. Hardinfo2 is the reboot that was needed.
Hardinfo2 offers System Information and Benchmark for Linux Systems. It is able to obtain information from both hardware and basic software. It can benchmark your system and compare to other machines online.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Report generation (in either HTML or plain text).
- Online Benchmarking – compare your machine against other machines.
Website: github.com/hardinfo2/hardinfo2
Support:
Developer: Leandro A. F. Pereira / Hardinfo2 Project
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Hardinfo2 is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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