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How to Find a Hard Disk Serial Number in Linux All..



1. lshw (List Hardware)

sudo lshw -class disk
OR
sudo lshw -class disk | grep serial

2. lsblk (List Block Devices)

lsblk -o NAME,SERIAL

3. smartctl (SMART Control)

sudo apt install smartmontools [On Debian, Ubuntu and Mint]
sudo yum install smartmontools [On RHEL/CentOS]
sudo emerge -a sys-apps/smartmontools [On Gentoo Linux]
sudo apk add smartmontools [On Alpine Linux]
sudo pacman -S smartmontools [On Arch Linux]
sudo zypper install smartmontools [On OpenSUSE]

After installing it, you can use smartctl to locate the serial number.

sudo smartctl -i /dev/sda

4. udevadm (udev administration)

udevadm info –query=property –name=/dev/sda | grep SERIAL

5. hdparm (Get/Set ATA/SATA Drive Parameters)

sudo apt install hdparm [On Debian, Ubuntu and Mint]
sudo yum install hdparm [On RHEL/CentOS/Fedora and ]
sudo emerge -a sys-apps/hdparm [On Gentoo Linux]
sudo apk add hdparm [On Alpine Linux]
sudo pacman -S hdparm [On Arch Linux]
sudo zypper install hdparm [On OpenSUSE]

After installing it, you can use hdparm to find the serial number.

sudo hdparm -i /dev/sda | grep SerialNo

6. inxi Command

sudo apt install inxi [On Debian, Ubuntu and Mint]
sudo yum install inxi [On RHEL/CentOS/Fedora and Rocky/AlmaLinux]
sudo emerge -a sys-apps/inxi [On Gentoo Linux]
sudo apk add inxi [On Alpine Linux]
sudo pacman -S inxi [On Arch Linux]
sudo zypper install inxi [On OpenSUSE]

After installing it, you can use inxi to find the serial number.

inxi -Dxx

7. GParted (GNOME Partition Editor)

sudo apt install gparted [On Debian, Ubuntu and Mint]
sudo yum install gparted [On RHEL/CentOS/Fedora and Rocky/AlmaLinux]
sudo emerge -a sys-apps/gparted [On Gentoo Linux]
sudo apk add gparted [On Alpine Linux]
sudo pacman -S gparted [On Arch Linux]
sudo zypper install gparted [On OpenSUSE]

After installing it, open GParted either through your system’s application menu or by running the following command in the terminal.

sudo gparted

In the GParted interface, select the hard disk for which you want to find the serial number from the drop-down menu in the upper-right corner.

8. Disks (Gnome-Disks)

sudo gnome-disks

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