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Questions related to physical hardware, and how it interacts with Ubuntu.

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How do I find out my motherboard model?

Is there a way to find what motherboard model I have? If yes, how, please?
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How can I find my hardware details?

Is there any built-in software or terminal method allowing me to view the hardware profiles on my system? Windows equivalent of such a feature would be Device Manager.
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List the hardware info and status in my computer

I was wondering how to list all the hardware info in my computer? Both terminal and GUI solutions please. Is there a single utility to monitor most hardware's working status? Just like some software in Windows? Thanks and regards!
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How does Ubuntu know the make and model of my laptop?

I've just installed 15.04 on my new laptop, and the installer suggested a computer name of carl-lenovo-g710. The laptop is indeed a Lenovo G710, but how did the installer know that? I tried sudo lshw | grep -i product, which yielded: product:…
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Who makes laptops for Ubuntu?

I'm looking for a laptop and would like to avoid the whole 'is this [specific configuration of hardware] compatible with Ubuntu?' process by finding a laptop manufactured with Ubuntu in mind. I know of system76, but are there any other…
Tim Lytle
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Has anyone tried the Lenovo USB 3.0 Dock on Ubuntu?

I'm thinking on buying the Lenovo USB 3.0 Dock and use it with Ubuntu and Unity, but I haven't found information regarding if Ubuntu already has built-in drivers for it. The link to this product is this…
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Can you get computers with Ubuntu preloaded in the UK?

I found some places which sell computers in the US that have Ubuntu preloaded but not in the UK. Can you buy computers with Ubuntu preloaded in the UK? Thank you!
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Deactivate accelerometer

I am having some trouble using games that use joysticks because my laptop has an accelerometer (I don't have the slightest idea why this might be useful on a laptop), and it's interfeering with joysticks. Linux finds it in /dev/input/js0 I would…
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Which hardware manufacturers are more friendly to Ubuntu, besides Intel?

So by the end of the year, I will buy an ultrabook to replace my heavy laptop which I have to carry almost everyday. I sure hope that Microsoft doesn't lock Linux users out with their secure-boot on x86 devices. Anyway, when I started using Ubuntu,…
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Is there any program that shows all hardware?

Is there any program that shows all hardware (e.g. Graphic card NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT, Network card, and so on) on your computer?
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Which netbooks are "safe to buy"?

Possible Duplicate: Which computers are guaranteed to work? To have a lightweight computer I would like to buy a netbook. Are there any netbooks especially suiting Ubuntu? For example, I have read that Unity causes problems on some machines,…
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How does Ubuntu detect hardware?

Are there any common actions that user have to do after installing new hardware? Is Ubuntu makes some hardware-dependent adjustments during installation (except generation of /etc/fstab file), that user should do when changing any device, like…
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How to generate unique hardware hash?

I wanna know that is there's a way, by which we can generate a unique hardware hash of particular machine? The hash should be unique to the machine and hash should be different even two machines are of same configuration. Is it possible?
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Which motherboard manufacture(s) are the most Linux-friendly?

I am looking to upgrade my motherboard to support DDR3, USB 3.0, and socket AM3+ CPUs. I have used Gigabyte and ASRock motherboards without any serious issues. I have been a fan of AMD for years now and try to stick with them. Which motherboard…
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How can I find the age (year of manufacture) of a pc running Ubuntu

How can I find the manufacture date of my PC? i.e. any of the key components like HD or CPU. lshw, smartctl, lspci will tell me what I have installed but not how old it is.
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