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Check os version in Linux
- Open the terminal application (bash shell)
- For remote server login using the ssh: ssh user@server-name.
- Type any one of the following command to find os name and version in Linux: cat /etc/os-release. lsb_release -a. hostnamectl.
- Type the following command to find Linux kernel version: uname -r.
How do I find the Linux version?
Check os version in Linux
- Open the terminal application (bash shell)
- For remote server login using the ssh: ssh user@server-name.
- Type any one of the following command to find os name and version in Linux: cat /etc/os-release. lsb_release -a. hostnamectl.
- Type the following command to find Linux kernel version: uname -r.
How do I find my kernel version Ubuntu?
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- uname -a for all information regarding the kernel version, uname -r for the exact kernel version.
- lsb_release -a for all information related to the Ubuntu version, lsb_release -r for the exact version.
- sudo fdisk -l for partition information with all details.
How do I find Windows Server version?
button, type Computer in the search box, right-click on Computer, and then select Properties. Under Windows edition, you’ll see the version and edition of Windows that your device is running.
How do I find my kernel version?
How to find Linux kernel version
- Find Linux kernel using uname command. uname is the Linux command to get system information.
- Find Linux kernel using /proc/version file. In Linux, you can also find the Linux kernel information in the file /proc/version.
- Find Linux kernel version using dmesg commad.
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