---
name: "System::Info::Linux"
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::Linux"
---

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

Object for specific Linux info.

## NAME

System::Info::Linux - Object for specific Linux info.

## DESCRIPTION

### $si-\>prepare\_sysinfo

Use os-specific tools to find out more about the system.

### $si-\>prepare\_os

Use os-specific tools to find out more about the operating system.

### $si-\>linux\_generic

Check `"/proc/cpuinfo"` for these keys:

- "processor" (count occurrence for \_\_cpu\_count)

  - "model name" (part of \_\_cpu)

  - "vendor\_id" (part of \_\_cpu)

  - "cpu mhz" (part of \_\_cpu)

  - "cpu cores" (add values to add to \_\_cpu\_count)

  ### $si-\>linux\_arm

Check `"/proc/cpuinfo"` for these keys:

- "processor" (count occurrence for \_\_cpu\_count)

  - "Processor" (part of \_\_cpu)

  - "BogoMIPS" (part of \_\_cpu)

  ### $si-\>linux\_ppc

Check `"/proc/cpuinfo"` for these keys:

- "processor" (count occurrence for \_\_cpu\_count)

  - "cpu" (part of \_\_cpu)

  - "machine" (part of \_\_cpu)

  - "clock" (part of \_\_cpu)

  - "detected" (alters machine if present)

  ### $si-\>linux\_sparc

Check `"/proc/cpuinfo"` for these keys:

- "processor" (count occurrence for \_\_cpu\_count)

  - "cpu" (part of \_\_cpu)

  - "Cpu0ClkTck" (part of \_\_cpu)

  ### $si-\>linux\_s390x

Check `"/proc/cpuinfo"` for these keys:

- "processor" (count occurrence for \_\_cpu\_count)

  - "Processor" (part of \_\_cpu)

  - "BogoMIPS" (part of \_\_cpu)

  ### $si-\>prepare\_proc\_cpuinfo

Read the complete `"/proc/cpuinfo"`.

### $si-\>count\_in\_cpuinfo ($regex)

Returns the number of lines `$regex` matches for.

### $si-\>count\_unique\_in\_cpuinfo ($regex)

Returns the number of lines `$regex` matches for.

### $si-\>from\_cpuinfo ($key)

Returns the first value of that key in `"/proc/cpuinfo"`.

## 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.