Master Linux System Info with Inxi: Install, Configure, and Use

What is inxi?

Inxi is a free, open‑source command‑line tool that generates comprehensive Linux system and hardware information. It can be run directly in a terminal or through IRC clients such as Konversation, Xchat, Weechat, etc.

Installation

Most distributions provide inxi in their official repositories, so you can install it with the default package manager. For example, on Ubuntu: sudo apt install inxi To obtain the latest version, download the source archive and copy the script to /usr/bin:

wget https://github.com/smxi/inxi/archive/refs/tags/3.3.04-1.tar.gz

tar -xzvf 3.3.04-1.tar.gz

cd inxi-3.3.04-1

sudo cp inxi /usr/bin/

inxi

Basic usage

Display basic system information: inxi -b Display full details:

inxi -F

Customising output colour

Change the colour scheme with -c or --color (0‑42). Example: inxi -b -c31 Use a global colour scheme (e.g., 99):

inxi -b -c99

Specific information categories

System information

Audio devices

Battery status

CPU details

Disk and memory usage

Machine data

Bluetooth and USB devices

Graphics devices

Network devices

Partition information

Logical volume information

Linux distribution repository data

RAID data

Sensor readings

Weather forecast

Disk and memory

Combine options to show both disk and memory details: sudo inxi -Dm or sudo inxi -D -m or sudo inxi --disk --memory Note: the --memory option may require root privileges because it uses dmidcode.

Weather reports

Generate a weather forecast for a location with --weather or -w. The location, data source, and units can be overridden by passing values as arguments.

Network details

Retrieve driver, MAC address, interface, and IP information using -n (or --network-advanced) together with -i (or --ip).

Full option reference

For a complete list of available switches, run:

inxi --help