is there a way to get detailed information about HDD in linux

Question

In 2013 I used a program that analyzes the HDD and gives detailed and deep information about the hard disk. However, that program, CrystalDiskInfo, only works on Windows.

Is there a GUI that is similar to the CrystalDiskInfo which displays the information based on the S.M.A.R.T characteristics?

I am looking specifically for the life time hours to estimate how many hours did the laptop work.

I am running Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia 64-bit - MATE 1.18 on my DELL inspiron 1546

Other than `smartctl`? – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Jul 18 '18 at 14:11 — Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams, Jul 18 '18 at 14:11
have not tried smartctl. – Ahmed K. Moustafa Jul 18 '18 at 14:15 — Ahmed K. Moustafa, Jul 18 '18 at 14:15

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 18 '18 at 14:13

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Yes, there’s GSmartControl, which provides a GUI showing the SMART information from all the drives attached to the system it’s run on.

In Mint it’s packaged as gsmartcontrol.

answered Jul 18 '18 at 14:13

Stephen Kitt

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Thanks !! it is pretty close and gives clear information except for life time hours. Anyways, thumbs up :) – Ahmed K. Moustafa Jul 18 '18 at 14:16
It does show lifetime hours, see “Power-On Time” in the attributes. – Stephen Kitt Jul 18 '18 at 14:18
ohh, that is nice, I got it. – Ahmed K. Moustafa Jul 18 '18 at 14:20

is there a way to get detailed information about HDD in linux

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