What Is My Linux Release?

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.

How do I find the Linux version?

Check os version in Linux

1. Open the terminal application (bash shell)
2. For remote server login using the ssh: ssh [email protected]
3. Type any one of the following command to find os name and version in Linux: cat /etc/os-release. lsb_release -a. hostnamectl.
4. Type the following command to find Linux kernel version: uname -r.

How do I find UNIX version?

Checking Unix version

1. Open the terminal application and then type the following uname command: uname. uname -a.
2. Display the current release level (OS Version) of the Unix operating system. uname -r.
3. You will see Unix OS version on screen. To see architecture of Unix, run: uname -m.