Getting system info

Coomkeen · 10-04-2006, 03:35 AM

How do I get system info?
My server - miles away and accessed by PuTTY and Webmin - is running Redhat and has Dovecot 99 which I want to update to 1.0
On an RPM download site there are many versions of Redhat listed, from Redhat Enterprise Linux 3, up to Redhat Linux 9.
All Webmin says is Redhat Linux Fedora 4.

Excuse the silly newbie questions.
All help really appreciated.
Ron

reddazz · 10-04-2006, 03:49 AM

You are not really clear on what kind of system info you are looking for. Are you trying to find out the version of the linux distribution you are running? If so, try doing something like,

Code:

$cat /etc/redhat-release

or

Code:

$cat /etc/fedora-release

Coomkeen · 10-04-2006, 03:57 AM

Thanks for reply.
I'm trying to find which version of Redhat I have so i know which RPM to download for updating Dovecot.
Tried $cat /etc/redhat-release but get 'premission denied' which is a bit weird as I'm in as root.
But if I do nano /etc/redhat-release, in the file it just says 'Fedora Core release 4 (Stentz)'

So none the wiser as to which rpm to go for.

reddazz · 10-04-2006, 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coomkeen

Thanks for reply.
I'm trying to find which version of Redhat I have so i know which RPM to download for updating Dovecot.
Tried $cat /etc/redhat-release but get 'premission denied' which is a bit weird as I'm in as root.
But if I do nano /etc/redhat-release, in the file it just says 'Fedora Core release 4 (Stentz)'

So none the wiser as to which rpm to go for.

/etc/redhat-release says you are running Fedora Core 4, so download the rpm meant for Fedora Core 4 (if there is one).