Determining which Linux version I'm running
 

Obvious newbie here.

I'm trying to determine which version of Linux my server is running by typing the command 'uname -r'.

The result I get is

2.4.20-19.7

However, this doesn't look like a legitimate Linux version to me, or am I reading it wrong?

Any ideas?

2.4.20 is your Linux version

Is this the version of Redhat, or the version of Linux, or both?

Thanks.

Just the kernel version. The version of Red Hat you're running will be in /etc/redhat-version (I think).

Determine version of Ubuntu
 

jlind@matroska:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=7.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=gutsy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 7.10"
jlind@matroska:~$

Other dist's put similar files in /etc, look for a small text file that has a fitting name.

file(1) is your friend.

-- JPL

Take a look here for the version files various distros put in etc/.

[edit]
JPL-JPL, this thread's more than 3 years old.

Thanks, great info, though this page still ranks high when googling, and there is a value in that as well.

over and out