please help, command to find version

lyes143 · 07-23-2002, 04:41 AM

hi ,
can i know what command shall i use to know the linux distribution installed in a PC and its version without restarting it .
thanks in advance .

lynch · 07-23-2002, 04:54 AM

The distro should be apparent at logon prompt screen unless someone has changed the welcome message.
Otherwise,try this:
uname -a
HTH
lynch

RefriedBean · 07-23-2002, 04:55 AM

Hi, I'm not sure how to find out what distro the box is running, but you can find out the kernel its running with the 'uname' command. And if the kernel was precompiled, that should give you a hint to what distro it is. For example, some mandrake kernels contain a 'MDK' in its name.

Good Luck!
RefriedBean

trickykid · 07-23-2002, 09:52 AM

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mrGee · 07-23-2002, 01:59 PM

or some distros keep it in the /etc/issue
so less, or cat/etc/issue

webtoe · 07-23-2002, 04:27 PM

also slackware keeps its name and version number in /etc/slackware

Its just a normal text file so use

Code:

cat /etc/slackware

or

Code:

less /etc/slackware

to read it

Alex