Hello,
I was trying to find out if there was a command line command to tell you what versions of things you have installed.

I'm running Knoppix installed to the hard drive and I was trying to see what versions of KDE, the Linux kernal and Knoppix I was technically running. Since I tried running distr-upgrade, I wanted to see where things were at.

for kernel version: cat /proc/version
for kde version: iounno
for knoppix version: iounno

Hi enik

Most programs support the -v switch in the command line, for example 'man -v' will print the version of the program 'man' you have installed ('v' stands for 'version').

To print the version of the kernel you're running, just type 'uname -v' although 'uname -a' gives a bit more useful information. Note that these commands must be run in the command line or in a terminal emulator like Konsole or xterm.

To find out what version of KDE you're running, just open any native KDE application (KWrite is a good bet) and click on 'Help' and 'about KDE'.

I'm not too sure about finding out which version of Knoppix you're running... maybe it's actually written on the cd?

Hope this is helpful!

Oh yes!

As Predator.Hawk mentioned, 'cat /proc/version' would be a better bet than 'uname -a' since it lists a bit more pertinent information including the kernel version, such as the version of GCC.

Thanks P.H

Thanks!

Now I can keep track of things better as I update them. I'll post if I figure out how to check the installed Knoppix version.