#1 2024-07-29 14:56:17

Colonel Panic

Member

Registered: 2018-11-13

Posts: 1,429

How To Check If Your Linux System Supports AVX and AVX2

I've noticed that some programs (such as forthcoming versions of Pale Moon) are starting to require AVX support in the CPU before they will run. Here's a tutorial which explains how to check whether or not your computer's CPU has it or not;

https://ostechnix.com/check-if-linux-sy … -and-avx2/

Last edited by Colonel Panic (2024-07-29 15:07:32)

altman

Member

From: Canada

Registered: 2015-10-24

Posts: 619

Re: How To Check If Your Linux System Supports AVX and AVX2

Thx, never heard about that before @Colonel Panic

---

My Linux installs are as in my music; it s on Metal

Sector11

Mod Squid Tpyo Knig

From: Upstairs

Registered: 2015-08-20

Posts: 8,026

Re: How To Check If Your Linux System Supports AVX and AVX2

Not nearly as many as the example in the link.
But then old computer, with an old CPU for an old man!

 2024·07·31 @ 19:46:56 ~
   $ grep -o 'avx[^ ]*' /proc/cpuinfo
avx
avx2
avx
avx2
avx
avx2
avx
avx2

---

Debian 12 Beardog, SoxDog and still a Conky 1.9er

altman

Member

From: Canada

Registered: 2015-10-24

Posts: 619

Re: How To Check If Your Linux System Supports AVX and AVX2

Not nearly as many as the example in the link.
But then old computer, with an old CPU for an old man!

 2024·07·31 @ 19:46:56 ~
   $ grep -o 'avx[^ ]*' /proc/cpuinfo
avx
avx2
avx
avx2
avx
avx2
avx
avx2

lol, same results on my end.

---

My Linux installs are as in my music; it s on Metal

Sector11

Mod Squid Tpyo Knig

From: Upstairs

Registered: 2015-08-20

Posts: 8,026

Re: How To Check If Your Linux System Supports AVX and AVX2

We are not alone!

---

Debian 12 Beardog, SoxDog and still a Conky 1.9er

altman

Member

From: Canada

Registered: 2015-10-24

Posts: 619

Re: How To Check If Your Linux System Supports AVX and AVX2

We are not alone!

Lol, I always think that I m alone with these old crap !

---

My Linux installs are as in my music; it s on Metal

johnraff

nullglob

From: Nagoya, Japan

Registered: 2015-09-09

Posts: 12,652

Website

Re: How To Check If Your Linux System Supports AVX and AVX2

Mine's no different:

john@boron:~$ grep -o 'avx[^ ]*' /proc/cpuinfo
avx
avx2
avx
avx2
avx
avx2
avx
avx2

---

...elevator in the Brain Hotel, broken down but just as well...
( a boring Japan blog (currently paused), now on Bluesky, there's also some GitStuff )

Introduction to the Bunsenlabs Boron Desktop

ceeslans

Member

Registered: 2015-09-30

Posts: 196

Re: How To Check If Your Linux System Supports AVX and AVX2

My 2010 laptop - CPU i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz :

one@mxflux:~
$ grep -o 'avx[^ ]*' /proc/cpuinfo
avx
avx
avx
avx

No avx2 support...

altman

Member

From: Canada

Registered: 2015-10-24

Posts: 619

Re: How To Check If Your Linux System Supports AVX and AVX2

My 2010 laptop - CPU i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz :

one@mxflux:~
$ grep -o 'avx[^ ]*' /proc/cpuinfo
avx
avx
avx
avx

No avx2 support...

We have something similar, my lappy s around those years, maybe 2011ish.

---

My Linux installs are as in my music; it s on Metal

Bearded_Blunder

Dodging A Bullet

From: Seat: seat0; vc7

Registered: 2015-09-29

Posts: 1,146

Re: How To Check If Your Linux System Supports AVX and AVX2

Some of us are running OLD hardware...
CPU - Core2Quad

$ grep -o 'avx[^ ]*' /proc/cpuinfo
$

---

Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for he shall not be disappointed...
If there's an obscure or silly way to break it, but you don't know what.. Just ask me

Sector11

Mod Squid Tpyo Knig

From: Upstairs

Registered: 2015-08-20

Posts: 8,026

Re: How To Check If Your Linux System Supports AVX and AVX2

OH MY!  And I though mine was old.

---

Debian 12 Beardog, SoxDog and still a Conky 1.9er

altman

Member

From: Canada

Registered: 2015-10-24

Posts: 619

Re: How To Check If Your Linux System Supports AVX and AVX2

Lol, same thing in here !

---

My Linux installs are as in my music; it s on Metal

Nili

Member

From: $HOME/♫♪

Registered: 2015-09-30

Posts: 1,271

Website

Re: How To Check If Your Linux System Supports AVX and AVX2

I may consider it my 2020 MT desktop outdated.

$ grep -o 'avx[^ ]*' /proc/cpuinfo
avx
avx2
avx
avx2
avx
avx2
avx
avx2
avx
avx2
avx
avx2
avx
avx2
avx
avx2

If i get an Intel 15th-gen Arrow Lake from the end of the year, I will come to this topic again.
If i didn't come, didn't buy it.

---

Tumbleweed (Server) | KDE Plasma (Wayland)