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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 version of Linux?
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.
Which is the best version of Linux?
Linux Download : Top 10 Free Linux Distributions for Desktop and Servers
- Mint.
- Debian.
- Ubuntu.
- openSUSE.
- Manjaro. Manjaro is a user-friendly Linux distribution based on Arch Linux ( i686/x86-64 general-purpose GNU/Linux distribution).
- Fedora.
- elementary.
- Zorin.
