How To Install lshw-gui on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lshw-gui on Rocky Linux 8.
What is lshw-gui
Graphical frontend for the hardware lister (lshw) tool. If desired, hardware information can be saved to file in plain, XML or HTML format.
We can use yum or dnf to install lshw-gui on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lshw-gui.
Install lshw-gui on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install lshw-gui using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install lshw-gui
Install lshw-gui on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install lshw-gui using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install lshw-gui
How To Uninstall lshw-gui on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the lshw-gui package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove lshw-gui
lshw-gui Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/bin/lshw-gui
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e3
/usr/lib/.build-id/e3/5683c0d32c7a3764991f411f045961c16054ae
/usr/sbin/gtk-lshw
/usr/sbin/lshw-gui
/usr/share/appdata/gtk-lshw.appdata.xml
/usr/share/applications/gtk-lshw.desktop
/usr/share/licenses/lshw-gui
/usr/share/licenses/lshw-gui/COPYING
/usr/share/lshw
/usr/share/lshw/artwork
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/32.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/64.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/alpha.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/amd.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/audio.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/battery.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/bluetooth.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/board.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/cd.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/chip.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/cloud.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/cpu.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/desktopcomputer.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/disabled.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/disc.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/display.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/emac.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/firewire.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/intel.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/laptop.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/logo.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/md.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/memory.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/mini.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/mips.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/modem.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/motherboard.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/network.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/parallel.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/parisc.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/powermac.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/powermacg5.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/powerpc.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/printer.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/question.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/radio.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/scsi.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/serial.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/sparc.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/tablet.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/towercomputer.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/usb.svg
/usr/share/lshw/artwork/wifi.svg
/usr/share/lshw/ui
/usr/share/lshw/ui/gtk-lshw.ui
/usr/share/pixmaps/gtk-lshw.svg
/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.ezix.lshw.gui.policy
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lshw-gui on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.