How to Install and Uninstall hw-probe Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "hw-probe" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install hw-probe on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                hw-probe
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "hw-probe" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall hw-probe on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                hw-probe
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the hw-probe package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package hw-probe:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : hw-probe
Version : 1.6.5-1.2
Arch : noarch
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 542.4 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : hw-probe-1.6.5-1.2.src
Upstream URL : https://github.com/linuxhw/hw-probe
Summary : Check operability of computer hardware and find drivers
Description :
A tool to check operability of computer hardware and upload result
to the Linux hardware database.
Probe — is a snapshot of your computer hardware state and system
logs. The tool checks operability of devices by analysis of logs
and returns a permanent url to view the probe of the computer.
The tool is intended to simplify collecting of logs necessary for
investigating hardware related problems. Just run one simple
command in the console to check your hardware and collect all the
system logs at once:
sudo -E hw-probe -all -upload
By creating probes you contribute to the HDD/SSD Real-Life
Reliability Test study: https://github.com/linuxhw/SMART