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<p>In this section you will learn how to get information about the installed operating system, versions of installed development specific software packages, shell and users online:</p>
<p>For function reference and examples we assume, that we imported <span class="code">systeminformation</span> as follows:</p>
<pre><code class="js">const si = require('systeminformation');</code></pre>
<h2>Operating System, Shell, Versions, Users</h2>
<p>All functions in this section return a promise or can be called with a callback function (parameter <span class="code">cb</span> in the function reference)</p>
<table class="table table-sm table-bordered table-striped">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Function</th>
<th>Result object</th>
<th>Linux</th>
<th>BSD</th>
<th>Mac</th>
<th>Win</th>
<th>Sun</th>
<th>Comments</th>
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<td>si.osInfo(cb)</td>
<td>{...}</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>OS information</td>
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<td></td>
<td>platform</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>'linux', 'darwin', 'Windows', ...</td>
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<td></td>
<td>distro</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
<td>release</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
<td>codename</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>X</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<td></td>
<td>kernel</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>kernel release - same as os.release()</td>
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<td></td>
<td>arch</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>same as os.arch()</td>
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<td></td>
<td>hostname</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>same as os.hostname()</td>
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<td></td>
<td>fqdn</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>fully qualfied domain name</td>
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<td></td>
<td>codepage</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td></td>
<td>OS build version</td>
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<td></td>
<td>logofile</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>e.g. 'apple', 'debian', 'fedora', ...</td>
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<td></td>
<td>serial</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td></td>
<td>OS/Host serial number</td>
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<td></td>
<td>build</td>
<td>X</td>
<td></td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td></td>
<td>OS build version</td>
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<td></td>
<td>servicepack</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>X</td>
<td></td>
<td>service pack version</td>
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<td></td>
<td>uefi</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td></td>
<td>OS uses UEFI on startup</td>
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<tr class="example">
<td></td>
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<h5>Example</h5>
<pre><code class="js">const si = require('systeminformation');
si.osInfo().then(data => console.log(data));</code></pre>
<pre class="example">
{
platform: 'darwin',
distro: 'Mac OS X',
release: '10.15.3',
codename: 'macOS Catalina',
kernel: '19.3.0',
arch: 'x64',
hostname: 'hostname.local',
fqdn: 'hostname.local',
codepage: 'UTF-8',
logofile: 'apple',
serial: 'XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX',
build: '19D76',
servicepack: '',
uefi: true
}</pre>
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<td>{...}</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>object of several UUIDs</td>
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<td></td>
<td>os</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td></td>
<td>os specific UUID</td>
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<td>si.shell(cb)</td>
<td>: string</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>standard shell</td>
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<td>si.versions(apps, cb)</td>
<td>{...}</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>version information of<br>node and dev software packages<br>optional apps param (string, <br>comma or space seperated)<br>only those apps are detected</td>
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<td></td>
<td>kernel</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>os kernel version</td>
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<td></td>
<td>openssl</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>node openssl version</td>
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<td></td>
<td>systemOpenssl</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>os openssl version</td>
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<td></td>
<td>systemOpensslLib</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>openSSL, LibreSSL, ...</td>
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<td></td>
<td>node</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>node version</td>
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<td></td>
<td>v8</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>v8 version</td>
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<td></td>
<td>npm</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>npm version</td>
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<td></td>
<td>yarn</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>yarn version</td>
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<td></td>
<td>pm2</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>pm2 version</td>
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<td></td>
<td>gulp</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>gulp version</td>
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<td></td>
<td>grunt</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>grunt version</td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td>git</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>git version</td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td>tsc</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>typescript version</td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td>mysql</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>mysql version</td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td>redis</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>redis version</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>mongodb</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>mongodb version</td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td>apache</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>apache version</td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td>nginx</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>nginx version</td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td>php</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>php version</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td>docker</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>docker version</td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td>postfix</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>postfix version</td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td>postgresql</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>postgresql version</td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td>perl</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>perl version</td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td>python</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>python version</td>
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<td></td>
<td>python3</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>python3 version</td>
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<td></td>
<td>java</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>java version</td>
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<td></td>
<td>gcc</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>gcc version</td>
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<td></td>
<td>virtualbox</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>virtualbox version</td>
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<td></td>
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<h5>Example</h5>
<pre><code class="js">const si = require('systeminformation');
si.versions().then(data => console.log(data));</code></pre>
<pre class="example">
{
kernel: '19.3.0',
openssl: '1.1.1d',
systemOpenssl: '2.8.3',
systemOpensslLib: 'LibreSSL',
node: '13.8.0',
v8: '7.9.317.25-node.28',
npm: '6.13.6',
yarn: '',
pm2: '',
gulp: '',
grunt: '',
git: '2.21.1',
tsc: '3.7.5',
mysql: 'gpl)',
redis: '',
mongodb: '',
apache: '2.4.41 (Unix)',
nginx: '',
php: '7.3.11',
docker: '19.03.5',
postfix: '3.2.2',
postgresql: '12.1',
perl: '5.18.4',
python: '2.7.16',
python3: '3.7.3',
pip: '',
pip3: '19.0.3',
java: '',
gcc: '4.2.1',
virtualbox: ''
}</pre>
<h5>Example 2</h5>
<pre><code class="js">const si = require('systeminformation');
si.versions('npm, php, postgresql').then(data => console.log(data));</code></pre>
<pre class="example">
{
npm: '6.13.6',
php: '7.3.11',
postgresql: '12.1'
}</pre>
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<td>si.users(cb)</td>
<td>[{...}]</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>array of users online</td>
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<td>[0].user</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>user name</td>
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<td>[0].tty</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>terminal</td>
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<td></td>
<td>[0].date</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>login date</td>
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<td></td>
<td>[0].time</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>login time</td>
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<td></td>
<td>[0].ip</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td></td>
<td>X</td>
<td>ip address (remote login)</td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td>[0].command</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td>X</td>
<td></td>
<td>X</td>
<td>last command or shell</td>
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<tr class="example">
<td></td>
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<h5>Example</h5>
<pre><code class="js">const si = require('systeminformation');
si.users().then(data => console.log(data));</code></pre>
<pre class="example">
[
{
user: 'yourname',
tty: 'ttys006',
date: '2020-02-01',
time: '21:20',
ip: '',
command: 'w -ih'
},
{
user: 'othername',
tty: 'ttys008',
date: '2020-02-01',
time: '21:20',
ip: '',
command: '-bash'
}
]</pre>
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