How do I find out what version of Linux I'm running?
Is there a way to determine what version (distribution & kernel version, I suppose) of Linux is running (from the command-line), that works on any Linux system?
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Is there a way to determine what version (distribution & kernel version, I suppose) of Linux is running (from the command-line), that works on any Linux system?
linux command-line version
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Is there a way to determine what version (distribution & kernel version, I suppose) of Linux is running (from the command-line), that works on any Linux system?
linux command-line version
Is there a way to determine what version (distribution & kernel version, I suppose) of Linux is running (from the command-line), that works on any Linux system?
linux command-line version
linux command-line version
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The kernel is universally detected with uname
:
$ uname -or
2.6.18-128.el5 GNU/Linux
There really isn't a cross-distribution way to determine what distribution and version you're on. There have been attempts to make this consistent, but ultimately it varies, unfortunately. LSB tools provide this information, but ironically aren't installed by default everywhere. Example on an Ubuntu 9.04 system with the lsb-release
package installed:
$ lsb_release -irc
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Release: 9.04
Codename: jaunty
Otherwise, the closest widely-available method is checking /etc/something-release
files. These exist on most of the common platforms, and on their derivatives (i.e., Red Hat and CentOS).
Here are some examples.
Ubuntu has /etc/lsb-release
:
$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=jaunty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.04"
But Debian has /etc/debian_version
:
$ cat /etc/debian_version
5.0.2
Fedora, Red Hat and CentOS have:
Fedora: $ cat /etc/fedora-release
Fedora release 10 (Cambridge)
Red Hat/older CentOS: $ cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS release 5.3 (Final)
newer CentOS: $ cat /etc/centos-release
CentOS Linux release 7.1.1503 (Core)
Gentoo:
$ cat /etc/gentoo-release
Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1
I don't have a SUSE system available at the moment, but I believe it is /etc/SuSE-release
.
Slackware has /etc/slackware-release
and/or /etc/slackware-version
.
Mandriva has /etc/mandriva-release
.
For most of the popular distributions then,
$ cat /etc/*{release,version}
will most often work. Stripped down and barebones "server" installations might not have the 'release' package for the distribution installed.
Additionally, two 3rd party programs you can use to automatically get this information are Ohai and Facter.
Note that many distributions have this kind of information in /etc/issue
or /etc/motd
, but some security policies and best practices indicate that these files should contain access notification banners.
Related:
How to find out version of software package installed on the node?,
puppet.
3
Lol here I was thinking to suggest: look for About!
– Ivo Flipse♦
Jul 22 '09 at 19:40
2
Slackware has /etc/slackware-version
– Ken Keenan
Jul 22 '09 at 19:45
Thanks Ken, I don't have a slackware system either.
– jtimberman
Jul 22 '09 at 19:56
4
IOW: ls /etc/*{release,version} and examine whatever comes back...
– freiheit
Jul 22 '09 at 20:11
1
Most also have /etc/issue
– Drew Stephens
Jul 23 '09 at 6:42
|
show 4 more comments
You could also try:
$ cat /etc/issue
It usually (not always, though) will tell you what distribution you are using. /etc/issue
is the file used for the login screen.
2
This is the only one that nailed it for me on a shared Media Temple server. Thanks!!
– TryTryAgain
Feb 8 '13 at 18:03
2
Ha, on RedHat, that's justS[newline]Kernel r on an m
– ruffin
Feb 2 '15 at 20:21
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Kernel: uname -a
+1. For similar systems, like MinGW, the "-a" is required to get the version information, for example, "MINGW32_NT-5.1 LAP065 1.0.17(0.48/3/2) 2011-04-24 23:39 i686 Msys".
– Peter Mortensen
May 2 '12 at 8:39
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cat /etc/os-release
at a minimum for Ubuntu, Fedora and OpenSUSE.
Does not work for OS X at least until 10.9 (Mavericks). Use sw_vers instead.
OpenSUSE had cat /etc/SuSE-release up until 13.1 but is deprecated in favour of os-release.
Redhat 6.1 has cat /etc/redhat-release
1
DOC: freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/os-release.html
– pevik
Nov 3 '16 at 8:55
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lsb_release -a
, when available, is useful.
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cat /proc/version
found me Red Hat on a shared VPS.
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Kernel: uname -r
Distro: lsb_release -a
These will run on most Linux systems
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One-liner
lsb_release -a && uname -r
1
This might be more appropriate as a comment on Albert Z's answer.
– fixer1234
Jan 29 '18 at 21:52
1
mighty answer to conclude all answers! I must upvote for the effort :)
– user_balaz
Mar 27 '18 at 13:17
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This issue can also be solved using Python with the platform
module:
Using platform()
function:
python -c 'import platform; print platform.platform()'
# Linux-4.9.0-8-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-9.6
The above command returns a single string identifying the underlying platform with as much useful information as possible.
Or using uname()
function:
python -c 'import platform; print platform.uname()'
# ('Linux', 'debian', '4.9.0-8-amd64', '#1 SMP Debian 4.9.130-2 (2018-10-27)', 'x86_64', '')
The above command returns a namedtuple()
containing six attributes: system
, node
, release
, version
, machine
, and processor
.
Or using dist()
function:
python -c 'import platform; print platform.dist()'
# ('debian', '9.6', '')
The last command tries to determine the name of the Linux OS distribution name, but it is deprecated since Python 3.5 and will be removed in Python 3.8.
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The kernel is universally detected with uname
:
$ uname -or
2.6.18-128.el5 GNU/Linux
There really isn't a cross-distribution way to determine what distribution and version you're on. There have been attempts to make this consistent, but ultimately it varies, unfortunately. LSB tools provide this information, but ironically aren't installed by default everywhere. Example on an Ubuntu 9.04 system with the lsb-release
package installed:
$ lsb_release -irc
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Release: 9.04
Codename: jaunty
Otherwise, the closest widely-available method is checking /etc/something-release
files. These exist on most of the common platforms, and on their derivatives (i.e., Red Hat and CentOS).
Here are some examples.
Ubuntu has /etc/lsb-release
:
$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=jaunty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.04"
But Debian has /etc/debian_version
:
$ cat /etc/debian_version
5.0.2
Fedora, Red Hat and CentOS have:
Fedora: $ cat /etc/fedora-release
Fedora release 10 (Cambridge)
Red Hat/older CentOS: $ cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS release 5.3 (Final)
newer CentOS: $ cat /etc/centos-release
CentOS Linux release 7.1.1503 (Core)
Gentoo:
$ cat /etc/gentoo-release
Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1
I don't have a SUSE system available at the moment, but I believe it is /etc/SuSE-release
.
Slackware has /etc/slackware-release
and/or /etc/slackware-version
.
Mandriva has /etc/mandriva-release
.
For most of the popular distributions then,
$ cat /etc/*{release,version}
will most often work. Stripped down and barebones "server" installations might not have the 'release' package for the distribution installed.
Additionally, two 3rd party programs you can use to automatically get this information are Ohai and Facter.
Note that many distributions have this kind of information in /etc/issue
or /etc/motd
, but some security policies and best practices indicate that these files should contain access notification banners.
Related:
How to find out version of software package installed on the node?,
puppet.
3
Lol here I was thinking to suggest: look for About!
– Ivo Flipse♦
Jul 22 '09 at 19:40
2
Slackware has /etc/slackware-version
– Ken Keenan
Jul 22 '09 at 19:45
Thanks Ken, I don't have a slackware system either.
– jtimberman
Jul 22 '09 at 19:56
4
IOW: ls /etc/*{release,version} and examine whatever comes back...
– freiheit
Jul 22 '09 at 20:11
1
Most also have /etc/issue
– Drew Stephens
Jul 23 '09 at 6:42
|
show 4 more comments
The kernel is universally detected with uname
:
$ uname -or
2.6.18-128.el5 GNU/Linux
There really isn't a cross-distribution way to determine what distribution and version you're on. There have been attempts to make this consistent, but ultimately it varies, unfortunately. LSB tools provide this information, but ironically aren't installed by default everywhere. Example on an Ubuntu 9.04 system with the lsb-release
package installed:
$ lsb_release -irc
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Release: 9.04
Codename: jaunty
Otherwise, the closest widely-available method is checking /etc/something-release
files. These exist on most of the common platforms, and on their derivatives (i.e., Red Hat and CentOS).
Here are some examples.
Ubuntu has /etc/lsb-release
:
$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=jaunty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.04"
But Debian has /etc/debian_version
:
$ cat /etc/debian_version
5.0.2
Fedora, Red Hat and CentOS have:
Fedora: $ cat /etc/fedora-release
Fedora release 10 (Cambridge)
Red Hat/older CentOS: $ cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS release 5.3 (Final)
newer CentOS: $ cat /etc/centos-release
CentOS Linux release 7.1.1503 (Core)
Gentoo:
$ cat /etc/gentoo-release
Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1
I don't have a SUSE system available at the moment, but I believe it is /etc/SuSE-release
.
Slackware has /etc/slackware-release
and/or /etc/slackware-version
.
Mandriva has /etc/mandriva-release
.
For most of the popular distributions then,
$ cat /etc/*{release,version}
will most often work. Stripped down and barebones "server" installations might not have the 'release' package for the distribution installed.
Additionally, two 3rd party programs you can use to automatically get this information are Ohai and Facter.
Note that many distributions have this kind of information in /etc/issue
or /etc/motd
, but some security policies and best practices indicate that these files should contain access notification banners.
Related:
How to find out version of software package installed on the node?,
puppet.
3
Lol here I was thinking to suggest: look for About!
– Ivo Flipse♦
Jul 22 '09 at 19:40
2
Slackware has /etc/slackware-version
– Ken Keenan
Jul 22 '09 at 19:45
Thanks Ken, I don't have a slackware system either.
– jtimberman
Jul 22 '09 at 19:56
4
IOW: ls /etc/*{release,version} and examine whatever comes back...
– freiheit
Jul 22 '09 at 20:11
1
Most also have /etc/issue
– Drew Stephens
Jul 23 '09 at 6:42
|
show 4 more comments
The kernel is universally detected with uname
:
$ uname -or
2.6.18-128.el5 GNU/Linux
There really isn't a cross-distribution way to determine what distribution and version you're on. There have been attempts to make this consistent, but ultimately it varies, unfortunately. LSB tools provide this information, but ironically aren't installed by default everywhere. Example on an Ubuntu 9.04 system with the lsb-release
package installed:
$ lsb_release -irc
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Release: 9.04
Codename: jaunty
Otherwise, the closest widely-available method is checking /etc/something-release
files. These exist on most of the common platforms, and on their derivatives (i.e., Red Hat and CentOS).
Here are some examples.
Ubuntu has /etc/lsb-release
:
$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=jaunty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.04"
But Debian has /etc/debian_version
:
$ cat /etc/debian_version
5.0.2
Fedora, Red Hat and CentOS have:
Fedora: $ cat /etc/fedora-release
Fedora release 10 (Cambridge)
Red Hat/older CentOS: $ cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS release 5.3 (Final)
newer CentOS: $ cat /etc/centos-release
CentOS Linux release 7.1.1503 (Core)
Gentoo:
$ cat /etc/gentoo-release
Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1
I don't have a SUSE system available at the moment, but I believe it is /etc/SuSE-release
.
Slackware has /etc/slackware-release
and/or /etc/slackware-version
.
Mandriva has /etc/mandriva-release
.
For most of the popular distributions then,
$ cat /etc/*{release,version}
will most often work. Stripped down and barebones "server" installations might not have the 'release' package for the distribution installed.
Additionally, two 3rd party programs you can use to automatically get this information are Ohai and Facter.
Note that many distributions have this kind of information in /etc/issue
or /etc/motd
, but some security policies and best practices indicate that these files should contain access notification banners.
Related:
How to find out version of software package installed on the node?,
puppet.
The kernel is universally detected with uname
:
$ uname -or
2.6.18-128.el5 GNU/Linux
There really isn't a cross-distribution way to determine what distribution and version you're on. There have been attempts to make this consistent, but ultimately it varies, unfortunately. LSB tools provide this information, but ironically aren't installed by default everywhere. Example on an Ubuntu 9.04 system with the lsb-release
package installed:
$ lsb_release -irc
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Release: 9.04
Codename: jaunty
Otherwise, the closest widely-available method is checking /etc/something-release
files. These exist on most of the common platforms, and on their derivatives (i.e., Red Hat and CentOS).
Here are some examples.
Ubuntu has /etc/lsb-release
:
$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=jaunty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.04"
But Debian has /etc/debian_version
:
$ cat /etc/debian_version
5.0.2
Fedora, Red Hat and CentOS have:
Fedora: $ cat /etc/fedora-release
Fedora release 10 (Cambridge)
Red Hat/older CentOS: $ cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS release 5.3 (Final)
newer CentOS: $ cat /etc/centos-release
CentOS Linux release 7.1.1503 (Core)
Gentoo:
$ cat /etc/gentoo-release
Gentoo Base System release 1.12.11.1
I don't have a SUSE system available at the moment, but I believe it is /etc/SuSE-release
.
Slackware has /etc/slackware-release
and/or /etc/slackware-version
.
Mandriva has /etc/mandriva-release
.
For most of the popular distributions then,
$ cat /etc/*{release,version}
will most often work. Stripped down and barebones "server" installations might not have the 'release' package for the distribution installed.
Additionally, two 3rd party programs you can use to automatically get this information are Ohai and Facter.
Note that many distributions have this kind of information in /etc/issue
or /etc/motd
, but some security policies and best practices indicate that these files should contain access notification banners.
Related:
How to find out version of software package installed on the node?,
puppet.
edited May 23 '17 at 12:41
Community♦
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answered Jul 22 '09 at 19:34
jtimbermanjtimberman
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3
Lol here I was thinking to suggest: look for About!
– Ivo Flipse♦
Jul 22 '09 at 19:40
2
Slackware has /etc/slackware-version
– Ken Keenan
Jul 22 '09 at 19:45
Thanks Ken, I don't have a slackware system either.
– jtimberman
Jul 22 '09 at 19:56
4
IOW: ls /etc/*{release,version} and examine whatever comes back...
– freiheit
Jul 22 '09 at 20:11
1
Most also have /etc/issue
– Drew Stephens
Jul 23 '09 at 6:42
|
show 4 more comments
3
Lol here I was thinking to suggest: look for About!
– Ivo Flipse♦
Jul 22 '09 at 19:40
2
Slackware has /etc/slackware-version
– Ken Keenan
Jul 22 '09 at 19:45
Thanks Ken, I don't have a slackware system either.
– jtimberman
Jul 22 '09 at 19:56
4
IOW: ls /etc/*{release,version} and examine whatever comes back...
– freiheit
Jul 22 '09 at 20:11
1
Most also have /etc/issue
– Drew Stephens
Jul 23 '09 at 6:42
3
3
Lol here I was thinking to suggest: look for About!
– Ivo Flipse♦
Jul 22 '09 at 19:40
Lol here I was thinking to suggest: look for About!
– Ivo Flipse♦
Jul 22 '09 at 19:40
2
2
Slackware has /etc/slackware-version
– Ken Keenan
Jul 22 '09 at 19:45
Slackware has /etc/slackware-version
– Ken Keenan
Jul 22 '09 at 19:45
Thanks Ken, I don't have a slackware system either.
– jtimberman
Jul 22 '09 at 19:56
Thanks Ken, I don't have a slackware system either.
– jtimberman
Jul 22 '09 at 19:56
4
4
IOW: ls /etc/*{release,version} and examine whatever comes back...
– freiheit
Jul 22 '09 at 20:11
IOW: ls /etc/*{release,version} and examine whatever comes back...
– freiheit
Jul 22 '09 at 20:11
1
1
Most also have /etc/issue
– Drew Stephens
Jul 23 '09 at 6:42
Most also have /etc/issue
– Drew Stephens
Jul 23 '09 at 6:42
|
show 4 more comments
You could also try:
$ cat /etc/issue
It usually (not always, though) will tell you what distribution you are using. /etc/issue
is the file used for the login screen.
2
This is the only one that nailed it for me on a shared Media Temple server. Thanks!!
– TryTryAgain
Feb 8 '13 at 18:03
2
Ha, on RedHat, that's justS[newline]Kernel r on an m
– ruffin
Feb 2 '15 at 20:21
add a comment |
You could also try:
$ cat /etc/issue
It usually (not always, though) will tell you what distribution you are using. /etc/issue
is the file used for the login screen.
2
This is the only one that nailed it for me on a shared Media Temple server. Thanks!!
– TryTryAgain
Feb 8 '13 at 18:03
2
Ha, on RedHat, that's justS[newline]Kernel r on an m
– ruffin
Feb 2 '15 at 20:21
add a comment |
You could also try:
$ cat /etc/issue
It usually (not always, though) will tell you what distribution you are using. /etc/issue
is the file used for the login screen.
You could also try:
$ cat /etc/issue
It usually (not always, though) will tell you what distribution you are using. /etc/issue
is the file used for the login screen.
edited Jan 8 at 8:08
simhumileco
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answered Jul 22 '09 at 19:58
Pablo Santa CruzPablo Santa Cruz
1,3651421
1,3651421
2
This is the only one that nailed it for me on a shared Media Temple server. Thanks!!
– TryTryAgain
Feb 8 '13 at 18:03
2
Ha, on RedHat, that's justS[newline]Kernel r on an m
– ruffin
Feb 2 '15 at 20:21
add a comment |
2
This is the only one that nailed it for me on a shared Media Temple server. Thanks!!
– TryTryAgain
Feb 8 '13 at 18:03
2
Ha, on RedHat, that's justS[newline]Kernel r on an m
– ruffin
Feb 2 '15 at 20:21
2
2
This is the only one that nailed it for me on a shared Media Temple server. Thanks!!
– TryTryAgain
Feb 8 '13 at 18:03
This is the only one that nailed it for me on a shared Media Temple server. Thanks!!
– TryTryAgain
Feb 8 '13 at 18:03
2
2
Ha, on RedHat, that's just
S[newline]Kernel r on an m
– ruffin
Feb 2 '15 at 20:21
Ha, on RedHat, that's just
S[newline]Kernel r on an m
– ruffin
Feb 2 '15 at 20:21
add a comment |
Kernel: uname -a
+1. For similar systems, like MinGW, the "-a" is required to get the version information, for example, "MINGW32_NT-5.1 LAP065 1.0.17(0.48/3/2) 2011-04-24 23:39 i686 Msys".
– Peter Mortensen
May 2 '12 at 8:39
add a comment |
Kernel: uname -a
+1. For similar systems, like MinGW, the "-a" is required to get the version information, for example, "MINGW32_NT-5.1 LAP065 1.0.17(0.48/3/2) 2011-04-24 23:39 i686 Msys".
– Peter Mortensen
May 2 '12 at 8:39
add a comment |
Kernel: uname -a
Kernel: uname -a
answered Jul 22 '09 at 19:21
raspiraspi
7861823
7861823
+1. For similar systems, like MinGW, the "-a" is required to get the version information, for example, "MINGW32_NT-5.1 LAP065 1.0.17(0.48/3/2) 2011-04-24 23:39 i686 Msys".
– Peter Mortensen
May 2 '12 at 8:39
add a comment |
+1. For similar systems, like MinGW, the "-a" is required to get the version information, for example, "MINGW32_NT-5.1 LAP065 1.0.17(0.48/3/2) 2011-04-24 23:39 i686 Msys".
– Peter Mortensen
May 2 '12 at 8:39
+1. For similar systems, like MinGW, the "-a" is required to get the version information, for example, "MINGW32_NT-5.1 LAP065 1.0.17(0.48/3/2) 2011-04-24 23:39 i686 Msys".
– Peter Mortensen
May 2 '12 at 8:39
+1. For similar systems, like MinGW, the "-a" is required to get the version information, for example, "MINGW32_NT-5.1 LAP065 1.0.17(0.48/3/2) 2011-04-24 23:39 i686 Msys".
– Peter Mortensen
May 2 '12 at 8:39
add a comment |
cat /etc/os-release
at a minimum for Ubuntu, Fedora and OpenSUSE.
Does not work for OS X at least until 10.9 (Mavericks). Use sw_vers instead.
OpenSUSE had cat /etc/SuSE-release up until 13.1 but is deprecated in favour of os-release.
Redhat 6.1 has cat /etc/redhat-release
1
DOC: freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/os-release.html
– pevik
Nov 3 '16 at 8:55
add a comment |
cat /etc/os-release
at a minimum for Ubuntu, Fedora and OpenSUSE.
Does not work for OS X at least until 10.9 (Mavericks). Use sw_vers instead.
OpenSUSE had cat /etc/SuSE-release up until 13.1 but is deprecated in favour of os-release.
Redhat 6.1 has cat /etc/redhat-release
1
DOC: freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/os-release.html
– pevik
Nov 3 '16 at 8:55
add a comment |
cat /etc/os-release
at a minimum for Ubuntu, Fedora and OpenSUSE.
Does not work for OS X at least until 10.9 (Mavericks). Use sw_vers instead.
OpenSUSE had cat /etc/SuSE-release up until 13.1 but is deprecated in favour of os-release.
Redhat 6.1 has cat /etc/redhat-release
cat /etc/os-release
at a minimum for Ubuntu, Fedora and OpenSUSE.
Does not work for OS X at least until 10.9 (Mavericks). Use sw_vers instead.
OpenSUSE had cat /etc/SuSE-release up until 13.1 but is deprecated in favour of os-release.
Redhat 6.1 has cat /etc/redhat-release
edited Mar 9 '17 at 13:05
anatoly techtonik
163112
163112
answered Apr 2 '14 at 22:56
sweetfasweetfa
27125
27125
1
DOC: freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/os-release.html
– pevik
Nov 3 '16 at 8:55
add a comment |
1
DOC: freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/os-release.html
– pevik
Nov 3 '16 at 8:55
1
1
DOC: freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/os-release.html
– pevik
Nov 3 '16 at 8:55
DOC: freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/os-release.html
– pevik
Nov 3 '16 at 8:55
add a comment |
lsb_release -a
, when available, is useful.
add a comment |
lsb_release -a
, when available, is useful.
add a comment |
lsb_release -a
, when available, is useful.
lsb_release -a
, when available, is useful.
answered Jul 22 '09 at 23:48
CesarBCesarB
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3,95512222
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add a comment |
cat /proc/version
found me Red Hat on a shared VPS.
add a comment |
cat /proc/version
found me Red Hat on a shared VPS.
add a comment |
cat /proc/version
found me Red Hat on a shared VPS.
cat /proc/version
found me Red Hat on a shared VPS.
answered Jun 26 '14 at 6:59
ionoiono
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Kernel: uname -r
Distro: lsb_release -a
These will run on most Linux systems
add a comment |
Kernel: uname -r
Distro: lsb_release -a
These will run on most Linux systems
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Kernel: uname -r
Distro: lsb_release -a
These will run on most Linux systems
Kernel: uname -r
Distro: lsb_release -a
These will run on most Linux systems
answered Jun 18 '15 at 17:06
Albert Z.Albert Z.
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lsb_release -a && uname -r
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– fixer1234
Jan 29 '18 at 21:52
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mighty answer to conclude all answers! I must upvote for the effort :)
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Mar 27 '18 at 13:17
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One-liner
lsb_release -a && uname -r
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This might be more appropriate as a comment on Albert Z's answer.
– fixer1234
Jan 29 '18 at 21:52
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mighty answer to conclude all answers! I must upvote for the effort :)
– user_balaz
Mar 27 '18 at 13:17
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One-liner
lsb_release -a && uname -r
One-liner
lsb_release -a && uname -r
answered Jan 29 '18 at 14:51
Serge StroobandtSerge Stroobandt
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This might be more appropriate as a comment on Albert Z's answer.
– fixer1234
Jan 29 '18 at 21:52
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mighty answer to conclude all answers! I must upvote for the effort :)
– user_balaz
Mar 27 '18 at 13:17
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This might be more appropriate as a comment on Albert Z's answer.
– fixer1234
Jan 29 '18 at 21:52
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mighty answer to conclude all answers! I must upvote for the effort :)
– user_balaz
Mar 27 '18 at 13:17
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1
This might be more appropriate as a comment on Albert Z's answer.
– fixer1234
Jan 29 '18 at 21:52
This might be more appropriate as a comment on Albert Z's answer.
– fixer1234
Jan 29 '18 at 21:52
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mighty answer to conclude all answers! I must upvote for the effort :)
– user_balaz
Mar 27 '18 at 13:17
mighty answer to conclude all answers! I must upvote for the effort :)
– user_balaz
Mar 27 '18 at 13:17
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This issue can also be solved using Python with the platform
module:
Using platform()
function:
python -c 'import platform; print platform.platform()'
# Linux-4.9.0-8-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-9.6
The above command returns a single string identifying the underlying platform with as much useful information as possible.
Or using uname()
function:
python -c 'import platform; print platform.uname()'
# ('Linux', 'debian', '4.9.0-8-amd64', '#1 SMP Debian 4.9.130-2 (2018-10-27)', 'x86_64', '')
The above command returns a namedtuple()
containing six attributes: system
, node
, release
, version
, machine
, and processor
.
Or using dist()
function:
python -c 'import platform; print platform.dist()'
# ('debian', '9.6', '')
The last command tries to determine the name of the Linux OS distribution name, but it is deprecated since Python 3.5 and will be removed in Python 3.8.
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This issue can also be solved using Python with the platform
module:
Using platform()
function:
python -c 'import platform; print platform.platform()'
# Linux-4.9.0-8-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-9.6
The above command returns a single string identifying the underlying platform with as much useful information as possible.
Or using uname()
function:
python -c 'import platform; print platform.uname()'
# ('Linux', 'debian', '4.9.0-8-amd64', '#1 SMP Debian 4.9.130-2 (2018-10-27)', 'x86_64', '')
The above command returns a namedtuple()
containing six attributes: system
, node
, release
, version
, machine
, and processor
.
Or using dist()
function:
python -c 'import platform; print platform.dist()'
# ('debian', '9.6', '')
The last command tries to determine the name of the Linux OS distribution name, but it is deprecated since Python 3.5 and will be removed in Python 3.8.
add a comment |
This issue can also be solved using Python with the platform
module:
Using platform()
function:
python -c 'import platform; print platform.platform()'
# Linux-4.9.0-8-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-9.6
The above command returns a single string identifying the underlying platform with as much useful information as possible.
Or using uname()
function:
python -c 'import platform; print platform.uname()'
# ('Linux', 'debian', '4.9.0-8-amd64', '#1 SMP Debian 4.9.130-2 (2018-10-27)', 'x86_64', '')
The above command returns a namedtuple()
containing six attributes: system
, node
, release
, version
, machine
, and processor
.
Or using dist()
function:
python -c 'import platform; print platform.dist()'
# ('debian', '9.6', '')
The last command tries to determine the name of the Linux OS distribution name, but it is deprecated since Python 3.5 and will be removed in Python 3.8.
This issue can also be solved using Python with the platform
module:
Using platform()
function:
python -c 'import platform; print platform.platform()'
# Linux-4.9.0-8-amd64-x86_64-with-debian-9.6
The above command returns a single string identifying the underlying platform with as much useful information as possible.
Or using uname()
function:
python -c 'import platform; print platform.uname()'
# ('Linux', 'debian', '4.9.0-8-amd64', '#1 SMP Debian 4.9.130-2 (2018-10-27)', 'x86_64', '')
The above command returns a namedtuple()
containing six attributes: system
, node
, release
, version
, machine
, and processor
.
Or using dist()
function:
python -c 'import platform; print platform.dist()'
# ('debian', '9.6', '')
The last command tries to determine the name of the Linux OS distribution name, but it is deprecated since Python 3.5 and will be removed in Python 3.8.
edited Jan 8 at 8:35
answered Jan 8 at 7:25
simhumilecosimhumileco
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