Question: How to Find Operating System Version?

Question: How to Find Operating System Version?
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Find operating system info in Windows 7

  • Select the Start. button, type Computer in the search box, right-click on Computer, and then select Properties.
  • Under Windows edition, you’ll see the version and edition of Windows that your device is running.

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.Check for operating system information in Windows 10

  • Go to Start , type about, and then select About your PC.
  • Look under PC for Edition to find out which version and edition of Windows that your PC is running.
  • Look under PC for Version to find out which version of Windows 10 your PC is running.

To find out which Android OS is on your device:

  • Open your device’s Settings.
  • Tap About Phone or About Device.
  • Tap Android Version to display your version information.

Check os version in Linux

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

iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch) – How to find the version of iOS used on a device

  • Locate and open the Settings app.
  • Tap General.
  • Tap About.
  • Note the current iOS version is listed by Version.

Latest version information

CentOS version Architectures RHEL release date
7.2-1511 x86-64 19 November 2015
7.3-1611 x86-64 3 November 2016
7.4-1708 x86-64 31 July 2017
7.5-1804 x86-64 10 April 2018

2 more rowsAIX – Getting OS Versions

  • How to check the OS version for AIX platform.
  • uname command with flag:
  • uname -p = “Displays the architecture of the system processor.”
  • uname -r = “Displays the release number of the operating system.”
  • uname -s = “Displays the system name.

The console method will work no matter which version of Ubuntu or desktop environment you are running.

  • Step 1: Open the terminal.
  • Step 2: Enter the lsb_release -a command.
  • Step 1: Open “System Settings” from the desktop main menu in Unity.
  • Step 2: Click on the “Details” icon under “System.”

How do I find my OS version?

Check for operating system information in Windows 7

  1. Click the Start button. , enter Computer in the search box, right-click Computer, and then click Properties.
  2. Look under Windows edition for the version and edition of Windows that your PC is running.

How do I check Windows version in CMD?

Option 4: Using Command Prompt

  • Press Windows Key+R to launch the Run dialog box.
  • Type “cmd” (no quotes), then click OK. This should open Command Prompt.
  • The first line you see inside Command Prompt is your Windows OS version.
  • If you want to know the build type of your operating system, run the line below:
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