#launchpad bug : https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hardinfo/+bug/778148
Index: hardinfo-0.5.1/arch/linux/common/os.h
===================================================================
--- hardinfo-0.5.1.orig/arch/linux/common/os.h	2009-04-06 06:43:15.000000000 -0700
+++ hardinfo-0.5.1/arch/linux/common/os.h	2011-05-05 20:38:45.962029060 -0700
@@ -151,8 +151,17 @@
                      is defined */
                   os->desktop = g_strdup("XFCE 4");
               } else {
+		if (g_getenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP")) {
+	          os->desktop = g_getenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP");
+		  if (g_getenv("DESKTOP_SESSION")) {
+		    os->desktop = g_strdup_printf("%s (%s)",
+					  g_getenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP"),
+					  g_getenv("DESKTOP_SESSION"));
+		  }
+		} else {
                   os->desktop = g_strdup_printf("Unknown (Window Manager: %s)",
                                                 windowman);
+		}
               }
             } else {
               os->desktop = g_strdup("Unknown");