uname -a
cat /proc/version cat /etc/issue
It can be useful to know the hostname in CTF situations as it can relate to the required exploit to escalate privileges
lscpu
Some exploits may require multiple threads or cores, if the machine doesn't have the required amount then the exploit won't work
ps aux ps aux | grep root
They will be in the order that they were issued
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