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Steps
- If you are using a GUI open up a terminal emulator & move on. Otherwise you’re good to go.
- Type in the command “cat /etc/*-release”(Without the quotes!)and hit enter. This will tell many useful things about your distribution. Here is a sample output on Ubuntu 11.04. DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu. DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.04.
What operating system am I running on Linux?
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 know if I have Linux Ubuntu?
1. Checking Your Ubuntu Version From the Terminal
- Step 1: Open the terminal.
- Step 2: Enter the lsb_release -a command.
- Step 1: Open “System Settings” from the desktop main menu in Unity.
- Step 2: Click on the “Details” icon under “System.”
- Step 3: See version information.
How do I know my Linux distribution?
Steps
- If you are using a GUI open up a terminal emulator & move on. Otherwise you’re good to go.
- Type in the command “cat /etc/*-release”(Without the quotes!)and hit enter. This will tell many useful things about your distribution. Here is a sample output on Ubuntu 11.04. DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu. DISTRIB_RELEASE=11.04.
How do I identify my operating system?
Check for operating system information in Windows 7
- Click the Start button. , enter Computer in the search box, right-click Computer, and then click Properties.
- Look under Windows edition for the version and edition of Windows that your PC is running.
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