Linux Lite 2.2 - Software suggestions

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With regards to a system info tool like inxi, we already include System Information (export to html) and Create System Report (exports to txt file).
Whats the selling point here on inxi? What do we do with the existing tools? Cheers

I think from somebody trying to help a new user I think it is less key strokes, and easier instructions on how to get basic information back to the forum..
That was my thoughts/idea behind the suggestion

Dave
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My primary reason is same as Wirezfree's -- easier instructions for getting a variety of info needed from people who need help.  As rokytnji pointed out, it not only gives quick info on hardware specs, but can be used for multiple other types of info -- repos being used, partition info, etc.  (Best way to see for self is install it and look at man page for all the various options it has.)  Another plus is that you end up with much more simple to read output in a nice clean format.  Here's an example of specs report on my machine using inxi -Fxz:

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bill@Gold:~$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: Gold Kernel: 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2)
           Desktop: Xfce 4.11.6 (Gtk 2.24.23) Distro: Ubuntu 14.04 trusty
Machine:   Mobo: TAR model: A880G+ Bios: American Megatrends version: 080016 date: 01/25/2011
CPU:       Quad core AMD Phenom II X4 B55 (-MCP-) cache: 2048 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4a svm) bmips: 25602.3
           Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 2100.00 MHz 3: 3200.00 MHz 4: 3200.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RS880 [Radeon HD 4250] bus-ID: 01:05.0
           X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: [email protected], [email protected]
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on AMD RS880 GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RS880 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 4200 Series]
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:05.1
           Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.13.0-32-generic
Network:   Card-1: Intel 82541PI Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver: e1000 ver: 7.3.21-k8-NAPI port: e400 bus-ID: 02:06.0
           IF: eth1 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
           Card-2: ADMtek NC100 Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet 10/100 driver: tulip ver: 1.1.15 port: e800 bus-ID: 02:05.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 960.2GB (9.9% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD3200BEKT size: 320.1GB
           2: id: /dev/sdb model: WDC_WD6400AAKS size: 640.1GB
Partition: ID: / size: 25G used: 7.4G (32%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 9.66GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
RAID:      No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 0.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 187 Uptime: 8:13 Memory: 689.9/7733.1MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.2
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.11) inxi: 1.9.17

As you can see, it's covers all basic info and is very easy to read.  The "z" option switch allows posters to filter out their MAC addresses when posting to forums, which is a nice option.

The current "create system report" tool just seems a bit cumbersome compared to inxi.  It produces too much info and is harder to dig through for bits you need.  If someone wanted to quickly see what video card was in use, they could just enter inxi -G and get:

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bill@Gold:~$ inxi -G
Graphics:  Card: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RS880 [Radeon HD 4250]
           X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: [email protected], [email protected]
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on AMD RS880 GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.1.3

What do we do with the existing tools?

System Info (GUI) program I'd keep.  Some people may like using that instead of inxi in a terminal when looking things up themselves.

"Create System Report" tool?  That's up to you.  It's a good tool that produces a lot of detailed info; but I personally prefer inxi because it's options let you refine the results down to only what you're looking.