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what is the graphics card?

Asked by Jessica Haynes

I am trying to find out what a graphics card is and how do i find out the model of it is??

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

cat /proc/cpuinfo | less

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep model

Is a bit better :)

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peter b (b1pete) said : 		#3

Jessica, there is a package in synaptic called lshw-gtk

it can be installed either via synaptic or cli as follows

sudo apt-get install lshw-gtk

then you open/execute it with

gksu lshw-gtk

or create a launcher on your desktop with the same command entered.

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George Standish (george-standish-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#4

to find your graphics card in a terminal enter:

   lspci | grep -i vga

Good luck,
George

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George Standish (george-standish-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#5

to find your graphics card in a terminal enter:

   lspci | grep -i vga

Good luck,
George

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