There are many reasons you might need to find out details about your computer hardware. For example, if you need help fixing something and post a plea in an online forum, people will immediately ask you for specifics about your computer. Or, if you want to upgrade your computer, you’ll need to know what you have and what you can have. You need to interrogate your computer to discover its specifications.
The easiest way is to do that is with one of the standard Linux GUI programs:
