Find slackware version.

bowens44 · 10-24-2007, 08:15 AM

I am trying to find out the version of slackware on a box at work. I know that it is at least version 10.0. Several searches indicated that there is a file /etc/slackware-version that can help me with this but this file doesn't exist on this box. Is there another way to find the version?

Thanks.

Alien Bob · 10-24-2007, 08:44 AM

Code:

$ cat /etc/slackware-version
Slackware 10.0.0

Eric

H_TeXMeX_H · 10-24-2007, 09:10 AM

If /etc/slackware-version really doesn't exist, try running 'X -version', and it gives you:

Code:

X -version

X Window System Version 1.3.0
Release Date: 19 April 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3
Build Operating System: Slackware 12.0 Slackware Linux Project
Current Operating System: Linux kafox 2.6.21.5 #1 Mon Sep 10 07:37:01 EEST 2007 i686
Build Date: 09 May 2007
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present

Alien_Hominid · 10-24-2007, 10:59 AM

It existed before (slackware-version)

Code:

 X -version

X Window System Version 6.8.2
Release Date: 9 February 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.13 i686 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux UFO 2.6.16-rc5-Slackware #5 SMP PREEMPT Tue Oct 10 12:21:33 EEST 2006 i686
Build Date: 26 September 2005
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present

bowens44 · 10-24-2007, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H_TeXMeX_H

If /etc/slackware-version really doesn't exist, try running 'X -version', and it gives you:

Code:

X -version

X Window System Version 1.3.0
Release Date: 19 April 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3
Build Operating System: Slackware 12.0 Slackware Linux Project
Current Operating System: Linux kafox 2.6.21.5 #1 Mon Sep 10 07:37:01 EEST 2007 i686
Build Date: 09 May 2007
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present

X -version gives me:

X Window System Version 6.8.1
Release Date: 17 September 2004
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.1
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.29 i686 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux nchd 2.4.29 #6 Thu Jan 20 16:30:37 PST 2005 i686
Build Date: 23 January 2005
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present

No mention of slackware version...

Alien Bob · 10-24-2007, 12:35 PM

OK, then look at the version of your aaa_base package. For a Slackware 10.0 release, the package file is /var/log/packages/aaa_base-10.0.0-noarch-1

Eric

H_TeXMeX_H · 10-24-2007, 12:55 PM

You have Slackware 10.1 with 99.9% certainty:
ftp://slackware.mirrors.tds.net/pub/...1/slackware/x/

notice the x11 version: 6.8.1