{"id":1299,"date":"2009-12-23T23:43:08","date_gmt":"2009-12-24T04:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/?p=1299"},"modified":"2009-12-23T23:43:08","modified_gmt":"2009-12-24T04:43:08","slug":"hardinfo-benchmark-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g33kinfo.com\/info\/hardinfo-benchmark-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"HardInfo – Benchmark Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Benchmarking means measuring the speed at which a computer system will execute a computing task, in a way that will allow comparison between different hardware\/software combinations. It does not involve user-friendliness, aesthetic or ergonomic considerations or other subjective judgment.<\/p>\n

HardInfo is a system profiler and benchmark for Linux systems. It can gather information about your computer and operating system, perform a variety of benchmarks, and export the data to an HTML file.<\/p>\n

Installation:<\/p>\n

Ubuntu users can install Hardinfo via the terminal using:
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\nsudo apt-get install hardinfo
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To download the source code use this link<\/a><\/span>
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\nThen use the standard
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\nwget filelocation
\ntar -xzvf filename
\ncd newfilename
\n.\/configure
\nmake
\nmake install
\n<\/code>
\n<\/p>\n

Contributed Packages<\/h4>\n

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These are unsupported and may be outdated.
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– Debian, Ubuntu<\/a>
\n– ALT Linux<\/a>
\n– Fedora Core<\/a> official packages are up-to-date and available through yum<\/strong>
\n<\/p>\n

Development Snapshot<\/h4>\n

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As of June 25, 2008, the SVN repository is deprecated, and all development is now being tracked with GIT<\/a>. Source code can be browsed with github<\/a>, and can be cloned using the following command:<\/p>\n