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hw probe

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A tool to check operability of computer hardware and upload result to the Linux hardware database.

Probe — is a snapshot of your computer hardware state and system logs. The tool returns a permanent URL to view the probe of the computer.

The tool is intended to simplify collecting of logs necessary for investigating hardware related problems. Just ask user to run one simple command to collect all the system logs at once:

sudo hw-probe -all -upload

By creating probes you contribute to the HDD/SSD Real-Life Reliability Test study: https://github.com/linuxhw/SMART

Githubhttps://github.com/linuxhw/hw-probe

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Usage

hw-probe is available as an AppImage which means "one app = one file", which you can download and run on your Linux system while you don't need a package manager and nothing gets changed in your system. Awesome!

AppImages are single-file applications that run on most Linux distributions. Download an application, make it executable, and run! No need to install. No system libraries or system preferences are altered. Most AppImages run on recent versions of Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Red Hat, Ubuntu, and other common desktop distributions.

Running hw-probe on Linux without installation

Unlike other applications, AppImages do not need to be installed before they can be used. However, they need to be marked as executable before they can be run. This is a Linux security feature.

Behold! AppImages are usually not verified by others. Follow these instructions only if you trust the developer of the software. Use at your own risk!

Download the hw-probe AppImage and make it executable using your file manager or by entering the following commands in a terminal:

Then double-click the AppImage in the file manager to open it.

chmod +x ./*.AppImage