Best Answer: How Do You Know Which Linux I Am Using?
Contents Open a Terminal Program (Get to a Command Prompt) and Type Uname -A. This Will Give You Your Kernel Version, but Might Not Mention the Distribution...
Open a terminal program (get to a command prompt) and type uname -a. This will give you your kernel version, but might not mention the distribution your running. To find out what distribution of linux your running (Ex. Ubuntu) try lsb_release -a or cat /etc/*release or cat /etc/issue* or cat /proc/version.
What operating system am I using?
Here’s how to learn more: Select the Start button > Settings > System > About . Under Device specifications > System type, see if you’re running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows. Under Windows specifications, check which edition and version of Windows your device is running.
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How do you check if it’s Linux or Unix?
How to find your Linux/Unix version
- On command line: uname -a. On Linux, if the lsb-release package is installed: lsb_release -a. On many Linux distributions: cat /etc/os-release.
- In GUI (depending on GUI): Settings – Details. System Monitor.
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