how to check the version

fahadaziz · 01-25-2009, 12:26 PM

Hi,

I want to know that how we can see the version information of a Linux machine using terminal or command line if we telnet any Linux machine.

Regards,

Faddi.

jailbait · 01-25-2009, 12:29 PM

Use the uname command:

uname -r

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Steve Stites

repo · 01-25-2009, 12:38 PM

cat /proc/version
lsb_release -a

fahadaziz · 01-25-2009, 12:39 PM

thanx for your reply but i want to know how to check the distribution version information i.e fedora core 9 or 10 through command line

repo · 01-25-2009, 12:42 PM

more /etc/redhat-release

colucix · 01-25-2009, 12:46 PM

If available use

Code:

lsb_release -ir

or lsb_release -a for full output, as previously mentioned by repo above. Otherwise check under the /etc directory: each distribution has a file with "release" in its name. For example on my OpenSuSE box I have /etc/SuSE-release whose content is

Code:

$ cat /etc/SuSE-release
openSUSE 11.1 (i586)
VERSION = 11.1

On machines running Unix, check for files containing "version" in their name.

fahadaziz · 01-25-2009, 01:07 PM

lsb_release -a ...works

palisetty_suman · 02-21-2009, 05:21 PM

Thanks i too got to know.