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 know if my laptop is Windows or Linux?

If you know you have the Linux or UNIX operating system on your PC, try running the “uname” command. Type in “uname -a” without quotation marks to get the system’s version information. An apple icon in the upper left corner of your screen indicates you have a Macintosh or Apple computer instead of a PC.

How do I know the type of Linux?

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.