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A linux/KDE port of whatcable, a tool to tell you what each USB connected cable can do

3 mentions on Hacker News by 3 people: 0 stories, 3 comments · first 2026-05-01 · latest 2026-08-14

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  1. There is also https://github.com/Zetaphor/whatcable-linux (if you want a KDE UI rather than Gnome) and https://github.com/vzaliva/whatcable-linux-cli (a fork of the KDE repo, but only leaves the CLI tool).
    comment by VorpalWay · 2026-08-14 · in WhatCable: Know what your USB-C cable can do
  2. And two linux ports: https://github.com/Zetaphor/whatcable-linux https://github.com/abrauchli/usbee
    comment by psittacus · 2026-08-07 · in I stopped trusting USB-C cable labels and started testing them
  3. I've got Opus crunching on it now, will update when I have it finished and published Edit: https://github.com/Zetaphor/whatcable-linux Running on my Fedora KDE machine right now. Also includes a CLI so you could wrap your own widget I…
    comment by Zetaphor · 2026-05-01 · in Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables