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lshw

lshw (HardWare LiSter) is an open-source Linux tool by Lyonel Vincent (ezIX) that reports detailed hardware configuration such as memory, firmware, mainboard, CPU and bus information. It is free software distributed under the GNU GPL version 2.

Licensing at a Glance

  • Open source

  1. The lshw repository ships the GNU General Public License version 2 as its COPYING licence file.[1]

  2. The RPM spec file shipped with lshw declares its licence as GPL.[2]

  3. lshw reports memory configuration, firmware version, mainboard configuration, CPU version and speed, cache and bus speed, with output in plain text, XML or HTML; an optional GTK+ graphical interface can be built.[3]

  4. The source code is published in a public Git repository on ezix.org maintained by Lyonel Vincent.[4]

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References

  1. lshw COPYING · ezix.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. lshw.spec.in · ezix.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. lshw README · ezix.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. pkg/lshw: lshw: HardWare LiSter for Linux - ezIX · ezix.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
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