---
name: "System::Info::Base"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsystem-info-perl"
version: "0.066-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/System::Info::Base"
---

# System::Info::Base(3pm)

Baseclass for system information.

## NAME

System::Info::Base - Baseclass for system information.

## ATTRIBUTES

- cpu

  - cpu\_type

  - ncpu

  - os

  - host

  ## DESCRIPTION

### System::Info::Base-\>new()

Return a new instance for $^O

### $si-\>prepare\_sysinfo

This method should be overridden by platform specific subclasses.

The generic information is taken from `POSIX::uname()`.

- $self-\>\_hostname =\> (POSIX::uname)\[1\]

  - $self-\>\_os =\> join " - " =\> (POSIX::uname)\[0,2\]

  - $self-\>\_osname =\> (POSIX::uname)\[0\]

  - $self-\>\_osvers =\> (POSIX::uname)\[2\]

  - $self-\>\_cpu\_type =\> (POSIX::uname)\[4\]

  - $self-\>\_cpu =\> (POSIX::uname)\[4\]

  - $self-\>\_cpu\_count =\> ""

  ### $si-\>get\_os

Returns `$self`-\>\_os

### $si-\>get\_hostname

Returns `$self`-\>\_hostname

### $si-\>get\_cpu\_type

Returns `$self`-\>\_cpu\_type

### $si-\>get\_cpu

Returns `$self`-\>\_cpu

### $si-\>get\_cpu\_count

Returns `$self`-\>\_cpu\_count

### $si-\>get\_core\_count

Returns `$self`-\>get\_cpu\_count as a number

If `"get_cpu_count"` returns `"2 [8 cores]"`, `"get_core_count"` returns `8`

### $si-\>get\_dist\_name

Returns the name of the distribution.

### si\_uname (@args)

This class gathers most of the `uname(1)` info, make a comparable version. Takes almost the same arguments:

```
    a for all (can be omitted)
    n for nodename
    s for os name and version
    m for cpu name
    c for cpu count
    p for cpu_type
```

### $si-\>old\_dump

Just a backward compatible way to dump the object (for test suite).

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

(c) 2016-2025, Abe Timmerman & H.Merijn Brand, All rights reserved.

With contributions from Jarkko Hietaniemi, Campo Weijerman, Alan Burlison, Allen Smith, Alain Barbet, Dominic Dunlop, Rich Rauenzahn, David Cantrell.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

See:

- •

  \<http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html\>

- •

  \<http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html\>

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.