
Search for ‘CPU-X’ in your system’s package manager or software store. Your Linux distro should have it pre-packaged and ready to install. It’s really easy to install CPU-X on Linux. It surfaces up sizeable set of system info that should be enough to satisfy even the most stat-hungry users out there. To access the CPU-X CLI (after you have installed the app) run cpu-x -ncurses in any modern terminal emulator.Īnd that’s CPU-X in a nutshell: a fantastic free Linux alternative to CPU-Z for Windows. It offers a beautifully rendered ncurses UI that’s just as informative as the GTK UI, and dead simple to navigate. On the subject of hidden features, if you’re a fan of command-line apps you should definitely try CPU-X from the command line.
