sfmohassel / libc.hwid

generate unique hardware id in C#

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libc.hwid's Issues

Getting exception thrown on Arch Linux e.g: Manjaro XFCE (Virtual Machine)

Hi, on freshly installed Manjaro XFCE VM I get the following exception

Unhandled exception. System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'TEST.Program' threw an exception.
---> System.InvalidOperationException: Sequence contains no matching element
at System.Linq.ThrowHelper.ThrowNoMatchException()
at System.Linq.Enumerable.First[TSource](IEnumerable'1 source, Func'2 predicate)
at libc.hwid.HwId.Dmidecode(String query, String find)
at libc.hwid.HwId.GetInfo(Hardware hw)
at libc.hwid.HwId.Generate()

How is the code used
I have the class User with the field public static string UUID
In that class there is a constructor that has the following code

public User() { UUID = libc.hwid.HwId.Generate(); }
The exception is thrown when I create a new user object with
static User user = new User();

This works fine on windows

Not campatible with .net Core 3

Question about motherboard and CPU

Hi, does the same brand/model Motherboard and exact same CPU model, generate the
same hardware id? Thanks.

sudo permissions on Linux

On Linux, the Generate() function needs sudo permissions to run.
There is no async function to wait until the user entered the password for console applications.

Do cloned PCs have the same ID ?

Hello,
In the case of identical PCs with same MotherBoard and CPU, and a clone of the system image, will the generated ID be the same?