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title: Install Hardware Probe (hw-probe) on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of Hardware Probe (hw-probe) for Linux - Check
  operability of computer hardware and find drivers
url: https://snapcraft.io/hw-probe
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# Hardware Probe (hw-probe) (hw-probe)

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latest/stable 1.6.5-5

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Install latest/stable of Hardware Probe (hw-probe)

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install hw-probe
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* hw-probe

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### License

* BSD-2-Clause

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### Last updated

* 3 May 2025 - latest/stable
* 3 May 2025 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [github.com/linuxhw/hw-probe](https://github.com/linuxhw/hw-probe "https://github.com/linuxhw/hw-probe")

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### Contact

* [linux-hardware.org](https://linux-hardware.org/?view=contacts "https://linux-hardware.org/?view=contacts")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/hw-probe#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/hw-probe#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/hw-probe#tab-security)

#### Check operability of computer hardware and find drivers

A tool to probe for hardware, check operability and find drivers with the help of Linux Hardware Database.

Probe — is a snapshot of your computer hardware state. The tool checks operability of devices by analysis of logs and returns a permanent url to view the probe of the computer:

```
 hw-probe -all -upload
```

If some of your hardware devices does not work due to a missed driver then the tool will suggest a proper Linux kernel version according to the LKDDb or third-party drivers.

Enable all interfaces in Permissions and run as root if you want to check health of all your hard drives.

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## Install Hardware Probe (hw-probe) on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/hw-probe/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/hw-probe/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/hw-probe/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/hw-probe/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/hw-probe/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/hw-probe/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/hw-probe/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/hw-probe/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/hw-probe/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/hw-probe/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/hw-probe/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/hw-probe/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/hw-probe/raspbian)