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I just started with Ubuntu and I am learning how to use it properly. I am a bit confused however about 2 things.

Firstly, Is there a "device manager"(windows) equivalent in Ubuntu? How can I see what devices are seen by the system + drivers installed?

Secondly, I noticed that Ubuntu doesn't use C:\ or D:\ drive, how would I select hard drive without the letters? I see that USB drives are in /media/(LONG STRING), is there an easier way to access USB drive or other hard drives?

I put in reasonable effort to learn as much as I can with the use of documentation provided, but those 2 things kind of confuse me at this point and I was wondering if someone could clarify this.

Thanks :)

Bob L
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  • 1). disk, 2) for accessing USB you need to be a bit more explicit. Welcome to AskUbuntu... – George Udosen Feb 25 '17 at 19:30
  • Device Manager: Try 'lsusb' and 'lspci'. Do you have hardware that you believe is not being detected? – user535733 Feb 25 '17 at 19:38
  • lspci works great. It confirmed that my USB 3.0 control is indeed connected to the PCI and is recognized, but when I plug a USB device into it, it doesn't show in "my computer". How do I update the drivers or how do I even view the drivers currently installed? – Bob L Feb 25 '17 at 19:50
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    USB storage devices and HDDs should appear in the left side panel of the file browser. They are usually identifiable by size and partition labels, as well as [UUIDs](http://askubuntu.com/questions/386536/how-to-find-the-attached-devices-uuid-through-terminal). To see the drivers that are currently in use, run `lspci -nnk`, or use hardinfo program from the repositories. Updating drivers is rarely necessary, and is rather difficult. – mikewhatever Feb 25 '17 at 20:05
  • gnome-disks shows all devices attached to your system as well as options to detach them safely. and if you use a file browser the equivalent of C;\ on windows is your /home/ folder – Bas Lamerichs May 25 '20 at 11:00

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When I googled "Linux device manager equivalent" one of the recommendations is hardinfo which I already had installed but which you can install with:

sudo apt install hardinfo

Then typing hardinfo in the terminal or calling from Dash (Alt+F2) the gui appears like this:

hardinfo

The comments above suggest using lspci and lsusb which are what I use most often but your question asks for a Windows "device manager" equivalent.

WinEunuuchs2Unix
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  • I wasn't able to install this, the apt package wasn't found on ubuntu 17 – Jon Aug 22 '17 at 20:59
  • @Jonathan727 Sorry I'm not running 17.04. It appears to be available in 17.04 from the Ubuntu folks though: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/zesty/+package/hardinfo – WinEunuuchs2Unix Aug 23 '17 at 00:41
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    Hello @WinEunuuchs2Unix, is it possible to disable a device by using the GUI which appears when I run hardinfo? I tried to do that, but I didn't see the option disable. – Gennaro Arguzzi Dec 28 '19 at 09:11