Install lshw in CentOS 6.X
While I am trying to use the command lshw in CentOS 6 , I just came to know that it is not installed and not available in main repo. To install lshw in your CentOS PC . 1. Open Link : http://pkgs.repoforge.org/lshw/?C=M;O=D 2. Copy download link of latest rpm package 3. Install with yum rather than using rpm , if you use rpm then it will fail due to missing dependencies. so better to use yum. # wget http://pkgs.repoforge.org/lshw/lshw-2.17-1.el3.rf.i386.rpm # yum install lshw-2.17-1.el3.rf.i386.rpm After installing you can use it, simply type as lshw in the terminal. lshw - simple meaning is list hardware . It will list total information about hardware in your PC or Server. It will give very big output , so you better choose the desired output by using grep. For example I just want VGA information : [root@localhost ~]# lshw | grep VGA description: VGA compatible controller product: SVGA II Adapter [root@localhost ~]#