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HardInfo2

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Purpose
HardInfo2 is a system information and benchmark program for Linux systems.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
License
The project describes itself as open source under GPL2+.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Founded
2003Read 28 Sep 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Anonymous identification
The optional user note supports a group and machine identifier, allows letters, numbers, and dashes, and has a maximum length of 50 characters.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Architectures
The site lists architectures including amd64/x86_64, aarch64, riscv64, armv7l, and i686, with additional architectures mentioned for Arch.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Benchmark comparisons
Users can group benchmark results and select comparisons by group, CPU model, or computer category.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Benchmarks
Users can run a specific benchmark or generate a report that runs all benchmarks by default.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Command line
The CLI can generate reports in text or HTML and run specified benchmarks.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Community
The project invites developers, translators, and graphical designers to contribute and links to GitHub discussions and source code.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Data sent to server
The CLI user note can add a group and machine identifier to data sent to the server; the site says these are for anonymous identification.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Development
The site says it is working on releasing HardInfo2 in all distributions.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Distribution support
The download page lists distro availability or source-build status for Fedora, CentOS/Red Hat, Alma/Rocky/Oracle, SUSE, Debian, Ubuntu/Mint/PopOS, Arch-based systems, Mageia, and OpenMandriva.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Interfaces
HardInfo2 provides both a graphical interface and a command line interface.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Maintainer history
The history page says development stopped in 2020 and describes a community edition released in May 2024 as version 2.1.11.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Processor architectures
The site lists architectures including amd64/x86_64, aarch64, riscv64, armv7l, and i686.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Remote support
The site says the CLI can help describe and benchmark multiple machines remotely and gives BIOS topic lookup as an example.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Report limit
The CLI includes a maximum benchmark results option that defaults to 50 and accepts -1 for no limit.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Reports
The command line can generate reports in text or HTML format and search report topics.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
Support and community
The project invites users to join its GitHub discussions and community.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org
System details
It presents system information in a GUI and CLI and adds information from blobs, internal tables, and routines.Read 7 Oct 2026 · hardinfo2.org

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