how to find out what distro is on PC
Hi Guys
So I start up a Server and it ends at the console.I enter the username/password.How can I find out what Linux distro this is version etc from the command line Thanks Dev |
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cat /etc/issue |
This has been covered in other threads. Search is your friend.
/etc/issue is not reliable. Look for /etc/*release* and/or /etc/*version*. --ET |
Hi,
/etc/issue is a good place to start. If that doesn't help look for a file with release in its name (/etc/redhat-release for example). The distro is in the name, specifics are in the file. |
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cat /etc/*release Code:
cat /etc/*version |
on Debian based disributions you can simply run lsb_release -a. It will give you an output like so.
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jared@Sarah:~$ lsb_release -a Code:
jared@Sarah:~$ uname -a |
I also have a 32-bit version of Debian Lenny that I use for a file server. If I run uname -a on that server I get the following output
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jared@S-FSXX01:~$ uname -a |
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Hi Guys
Please check this.This is from a Xubuntu live CD,What does it mean when it says that the version is 4.0 THanks Dev |
The 4 from version means that it's based on Debian version 4 (etch) if I'm not mistaking, which is the current oldstable release. Current stable release is 5 (lenny) on which *buntu 9 are build.
Kind regards, Eric |
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