How to find out the number of CPUs using python
I want to know the number of CPUs on the local machine using Python. The result should be user/real as output by time(1) when called with an optimally scaling userspace-only program.
system-information
How can I tell what version of Linux I’m using?
Often times I will ssh into a new client’s box to make changes to their website configuration without knowing much about the server configuration. I have seen a few ways to get information about the system you’re using, but are there some standard commands to tell me what version of Unix/Linux I’m on and basic system information (like if it is a 64-bit system or not), and that sort of thing?
What happens when I open and read from /proc?
Basically I would like to constantly get updated values from meminfo and cpuinfo.
How can I find the hardware model in Linux?
I used a system information utility to take the model number of a system, and also of the motherboard.
How to find information about the system/machine in Unix?
I have always found it difficult to find information about the system itself in Unix, whether it be
Can I identify my RAM without shutting down linux?
I’d like to price some new RAM for our in-house VMware testing server. (It’s a consumer box we use for testing our software on and running business VMs). I’ve forgotten what kind of RAM it has and I’d rather not reboot the machine and fire up memtest86+ just to get the specs of the RAM. Is there any way I can know what kind of RAM to buy without shutting down linux and kicking everyone off? E.G. is the information somewhere in /proc?