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Terminal commands

$ lshw lists hardware.
$ lspci lists all PCI devices.
$ lsusb lists all USB devices.

To create a text document of the Terminal output, append > filename.txt to the command.

$ lshw > lshw.txt

To have the text document on the desktop:

$ lshw > ~/Desktop/lshw.txt

Gaming on Linux

Traditionally, Linux has seen even less gaming use than the Mac OS. These days, some indie developers are putting out a Linux version of their games, while traditional big budget games have mostly avoided the platform. This may change in the future, as Valve has let slip their plans on releasing a Linux compatible version of the Steam client.

Wine

Wine is a compatibility layer that aims to make Windows games playable on Linux OS's. The number of games that work properly is steadily growing, although not all games are supported.