How Do You Know If You Have Linux?
Contents Do I Have Linux or Windows? Open a Terminal Program (Get to a Command Prompt) and Type Uname -A. This Will Give You Your Kernel Version, but Might Not...
Do I have Linux or Windows?
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.
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Do I have Linux or Unix?
On Linux systems, uname will print Linux . On Mac OS X systems, uname will print Darwin . … As Rob points out, if you’re running Mac OS X ( Darwin as indicated by uname ), then you’re running a certified version of Unix; if you’re running Linux then you’re not.
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