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how to examin a linux version

hello friends
i'm using redhat 5.
but how to find out this is redhat 5.0 or 5.1 or 5.3 or 5.4
tell me plz

Hi,

You can use either:

Code:

cat /etc/redhat-release

or for more info:

Code:

lsb_release -a

Regards

i got this message

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathory (Post 3814409)

Hi,

You can use either:

Code:

cat /etc/redhat-release

or for more info:

Code:

lsb_release -a

Regards

hello bathory thanx for reply

i got these message
[root@bharat ~]# lsb_release -a
LSB Version: :core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:graphics-3.1-ia32:graphics-3.1-noarch
Distributor ID: RedHatEnterpriseServer
Description: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5 (Tikanga)
Release: 5
Codename: Tikanga

that mean i'm using only 5.0 is correct right now

That's right, you're using RHEL 5.0, unless /etc/redhat-released was changed somehow. Take a look also at /etc/issue or /etc/issue.net, if you suspect this is not the correct version.

Cheers

If you want to update your RHEL to newer versions, but not to pay for it, please look at CentOS .