To find out what version of Linux Debian?

Xeratul · 08-15-2011, 06:01 AM

To find out what version of Linux (distro) you are running, enter the following command at the shell prompt:
$

Code:

cat /etc/*-release

(without installing lsb-release please)

Thank you in advance

TobiSGD · 08-15-2011, 06:02 AM

Is this a question?

jdkaye · 08-15-2011, 06:27 AM

Try this:

Code:

cat /etc/issue

ciao,
jdk

Xeratul · 08-15-2011, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdkaye

Try this:

Code:

cat /etc/issue

ciao,
jdk

Great thanks a lot. it works

this command above I think works with redhat or rpm based linux distros...

Sounds great. however the codename could have been written in the issue ... anyhow thnaks a lot

Code:

 cat /etc/issue
Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 \n \l

Hungry ghost · 08-15-2011, 09:05 AM

Another way is:

Code:

cat /etc/*version

(Gives you the codename only)

jdkaye · 08-15-2011, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xeratul

Great thanks a lot. it works

this command above I think works with redhat or rpm based linux distros...

Sounds great. however the codename could have been written in the issue ... anyhow thnaks a lot

Code:

 cat /etc/issue
Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 \n \l

It does on my system:

Code:

~$ cat /etc/issue
Debian GNU/Linux wheezy/sid \n \l

On the other hand:

Code:

~$ cat /etc/*version
wheezy/sid
cat: /etc/subversion: Is a directory

Make sure you don't have subversion installed.

But no real harm done.
ciao,
jdk

Xeratul · 08-15-2011, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdkaye

It does on my system:

Code:

~$ cat /etc/issue
Debian GNU/Linux wheezy/sid \n \l

On the other hand:

Code:

~$ cat /etc/*version
wheezy/sid
cat: /etc/subversion: Is a directory

Make sure you don't have subversion installed.

But no real harm done.
ciao,
jdk

so cool. many thanks. I knew that lsb=-release was not necessary

I was lookking into the /proc ..

Hungry ghost · 08-15-2011, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdkaye

On the other hand:

Code:

~$ cat /etc/*version
wheezy/sid
cat: /etc/subversion: Is a directory

Make sure you don't have subversion installed.

But no real harm done.
ciao,
jdk

I didn't think about it; in that case, the full file name can be given, assuming you will run the command on a Debian system (or a debian based one):

Code:

cat /etc/debian_version

Regards.