How do I tell (command line) which graphics card is installed a system?

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The most direct way to determine the make and model of the graphics card in a system without physically inspecting the hardware is the lspci command.

$ /sbin/lspci 
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00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82865G Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02)
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This command will usually tell you the vendor and model of your card.  If the vendor is...

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