Hardware & Drivers commands

sound settings devices→wpctl status Quick reference Audio Show PipeWire audio devices Lists PipeWire audio devices and streams. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu wpctl status Fedora wpctl status Arch wpctl status Open quick reference → volume mixer→pavucontrol Quick reference Audio Open PulseAudio/PipeWire mixer Opens a graphical audio mixer. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu pavucontrol Fedora pavucontrol Arch pavucontrol Open quick reference → Bluetooth settings→bluetoothctl Quick reference Bluetooth Bluetooth control shell Pairs, trusts, connects and manages Bluetooth devices. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu bluetoothctl Fedora bluetoothctl Arch bluetoothctl Open quick reference → Display Settings identify→xrandr --listmonitors Quick reference GPU/Display List monitors on X11 Lists connected monitors in X11 sessions. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu xrandr --listmonitors Fedora xrandr --listmonitors Arch xrandr --listmonitors Open quick reference → Display Settings resolution→xrandr Quick reference GPU/Display Show display modes on X11 Shows connected displays and available modes. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu xrandr Fedora xrandr Arch xrandr Open quick reference → Wayland monitor info→kscreen-doctor -o Quick reference GPU/Display Show KDE Wayland outputs Lists KDE display outputs and modes. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu kscreen-doctor -o Fedora kscreen-doctor -o Arch kscreen-doctor -o Open quick reference → dxdiag GPU→glxinfo -B Quick reference GPU/Display Show OpenGL GPU info Shows renderer, vendor and OpenGL driver details. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu glxinfo -B Fedora glxinfo -B Arch glxinfo -B Open quick reference → nvidia-smi on Windows→nvidia-smi Expanded guide GPU/Display Show NVIDIA GPU status Displays NVIDIA GPU, driver, process and memory information when the proprietary NVIDIA driver provides the tool. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu nvidia-smi Fedora nvidia-smi Arch nvidia-smi Open expanded guide → vulkaninfo on Windows→vulkaninfo --summary Quick reference GPU/Display Show Vulkan info Summarizes Vulkan devices and driver capabilities. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu vulkaninfo --summary Fedora vulkaninfo --summary Arch vulkaninfo --summary Open quick reference → Device Manager tree→lshw -short Quick reference Inventory Show hardware tree Summarizes hardware devices and classes. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu lshw -short Fedora lshw -short Arch lshw -short Open quick reference → Device Manager events→dmesg -w Expanded guide Kernel Logs Follow kernel messages Follows new Linux kernel messages, which is useful while connecting hardware or loading drivers. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu dmesg -w Fedora dmesg -w Arch dmesg -w Open expanded guide → disable driver module→sudo modprobe -r MODULE Quick reference Kernel Modules Unload kernel module Removes a loaded kernel module when not in use. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo modprobe -r MODULE Fedora sudo modprobe -r MODULE Arch sudo modprobe -r MODULE Open quick reference → driver details→modinfo MODULE Quick reference Kernel Modules Show kernel module info Displays metadata and parameters for a kernel module. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu modinfo MODULE Fedora modinfo MODULE Arch modinfo MODULE Open quick reference → enable driver module→sudo modprobe MODULE Quick reference Kernel Modules Load kernel module Loads a Linux kernel module. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo modprobe MODULE Fedora sudo modprobe MODULE Arch sudo modprobe MODULE Open quick reference → pnputil loaded modules→lsmod Expanded guide Kernel Modules List loaded kernel modules Lists kernel modules currently loaded into the running Linux kernel for drivers and other features. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu lsmod Fedora lsmod Arch lsmod Open expanded guide → Device Manager PCI devices→lspci Expanded guide PCI/USB List PCI devices Lists PCI and PCIe hardware detected by Linux, including vendor and device identifiers. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu lspci Fedora lspci Arch lspci Open expanded guide → Device Manager USB devices→lsusb Expanded guide PCI/USB List USB devices Lists USB buses and devices detected by Linux and shows their vendor and product identifiers. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu lsusb Fedora lsusb Arch lsusb Open expanded guide → add printer driver→sudo lpadmin -p PRINTER -E -v URI -m everywhere Quick reference Printers Add IPP printer Adds a modern driverless IPP printer. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo lpadmin -p PRINTER -E -v URI -m everywhere Fedora sudo lpadmin -p PRINTER -E -v URI -m everywhere Arch sudo lpadmin -p PRINTER -E -v URI -m everywhere Open quick reference → printer settings→lpstat -p -d Expanded guide Printers Show printers Shows configured CUPS printer queues and the current default printer from the command line. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu lpstat -p -d Fedora lpstat -p -d Arch lpstat -p -d Open expanded guide → airplane mode→rfkill list Quick reference Wireless Show blocked radios Lists Wi-Fi and Bluetooth soft/hard block state. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu rfkill list Fedora rfkill list Arch rfkill list Open quick reference → disable Wi-Fi radio→sudo rfkill block wifi Quick reference Wireless Block Wi-Fi radio Soft-blocks Wi-Fi devices. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo rfkill block wifi Fedora sudo rfkill block wifi Arch sudo rfkill block wifi Open quick reference → enable Wi-Fi radio→sudo rfkill unblock wifi Quick reference Wireless Unblock Wi-Fi radio Re-enables soft-blocked Wi-Fi devices. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo rfkill unblock wifi Fedora sudo rfkill unblock wifi Arch sudo rfkill unblock wifi Open quick reference → Device Manager udev info→udevadm info --query=all --name=/dev/DEVICE Quick reference udev Show udev device info Displays udev properties for a device node. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu udevadm info --query=all --name=/dev/DEVICE Fedora udevadm info --query=all --name=/dev/DEVICE Arch udevadm info --query=all --name=/dev/DEVICE Open quick reference → refresh udev rules→sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger Quick reference udev Reload udev rules Reloads and applies udev rules. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger Fedora sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger Arch sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger Open quick reference →