How to Install lshw software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install lshw software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

lshw software package provides information about hardware configuration, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install lshw 

lshw is installed in your system.

Make ensure the lshw package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep lshw *

You will get with lshw package name, version, architecture and description in a table

lshw package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Utilities
Package lshw
Version 02.16-2ubuntu1
Description information about hardware configuration
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove lshw software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?