HARDINFO, Where did it go?

[joelop]

Hi All,

I just downloaded and installed a program (HardInfo) which comes in a '.package' file; after finding out how to run it, I just can't find the program , I thought I would find it somewhere in Applications. Has anybody got a clue? (please, bear in mind I'm still new in Ubuntu world)

[theozzlives]

# Open a terminal and go to the folder in which you saved the package:

[bash@localhost]$ cd YourDownloadsFolder
/home/example/YourDownloadsFolder
[bash@localhost]$ _

Did you copy and past this or did you specify the folder where you downloaded the file?

[fooman]

try running it from a terminal.

open a terminal (applications > accessories > terminal) and simply type:

hardinfo

then press enter and see if that works.

[TheNosh]

it's under:
system -> preferences -> system profiler and benchmark

[joelop]

Did you copy and past this or did you specify the folder where you downloaded the file?

Nope, I didn't. I think it didn't ask me for a location... not sure though

[joelop]

try running it from a terminal.

open a terminal (applications > accessories > terminal) and simply type:

hardinfo

then press enter and see if that works.

Yeah! There it is! But, how comes that I don't have it anywhere in my menus? Not even in: system -> preferences -> system profiler and benchmark as TheNosh mentions... How can I make it appear without having to go to the console?

[fooman]

Yeah! There it is! But, how comes that I don't have it anywhere in my menus? Not even in: system -> preferences -> system profiler and benchmark as TheNosh mentions... How can I make it appear without having to go to the console?

well, there is a version available from the repos (look in system > administration > synaptic package manager....search for "hardinfo")...if you had installed it from there, it would be in the menus like TheNosh said.

btw...you should always check the repos first. its much easier to search for/install/uninstall software from there.

[joelop]

well, there is a version available from the repos (look in system > administration > synaptic package manager....search for "hardinfo")...if you had installed it from there, it would be in the menus like TheNosh said.

btw...you should always check the repos first. its much easier to search for/install/uninstall software from there.

Well, I first went to Applications / Add/Remove Apps. and I didn't see it there... I didn't know about the synaptic package manager before but you are right, it's there. If I install it now from there, will I have 2 packages in my HD? How can I remove the old stuff?

[TheNosh]

Well, I first went to Applications / Add/Remove Apps. and I didn't see it there... I didn't know about the synaptic package manager before but you are right, it's there. If I install it now from there, will I have 2 packages in my HD? How can I remove the old stuff?

this should do the trick to COMPLETELY remove the old install

sudo apt-get autoremove hardinfo --purge

however i don't think it's needed, you could probably just install from synaptic and it should overwrite what you've already installed




.

[joelop]

this should do the trick to COMPLETELY remove the old install

sudo apt-get autoremove hardinfo --purge

.

That's weird. I've just done this that you say and I got the message: 'This program was not installed and there was not remove'. I then checked Applications / System Tools and there it was: 'system profiler and benchmark'... If it's there, it means it's installed...How comes that the command you told me to input didn't find it whatsoever?

Also, even when it's in that location and it woks perfectly, its icon on the menu mentioned above does not look like a proper one. It looks like those icons in Windows when Win doesn't know what program it's tied to.