What Unix Version Do I Have?
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.
How do I find UNIX version?
Checking Unix version
- Open the terminal application and then type the following uname command: uname. uname -a.
- Display the current release level (OS Version) of the Unix operating system. uname -r.
- You will see Unix OS version on screen. To see architecture of Unix, run: uname -m.
How do I check the Linux version?
The command “uname -r” shows the version of the Linux kernel that you’re currently using. You’ll now see which Linux kernel you’re using. In the above example, the Linux kernel is 5.4.
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