View Linux Version information

http://guoyaxu.iteye.com/blog/102694 several ways to view Linux version information:

1. Uname-a
2. Cat/proc/version
3. Cat/etc/issue
4. Lsb_release-a

Detailed lsb_release-a

2. log on to the server to perform lsb_release-a to list all version information, for example:
   
   1. [[email protected] ~]# lsb_release -a& nbsp;   
   2. lsb version: 1.3    
   3. Distributor id :  redhatenterpriseas    
   4. description: red hat enterprise  linux as release 4  (nahant update 1)     
   5. Release:  4    
   6. codename: nahantupdate1    
   7. [email  protected] ~]#  
   This command applies to all Linux, including Redhat, SuSE, and Debian distributions.
4. Log in to the Linux execution Cat/etc/redhat-release, as follows:
   
   1. [Email protected] ~]# cat/etc/redhat-release
   2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux as Release 4 (Nahant Update 1)
   3. [Email protected] ~]#
   In this way, you can see the specific version number directly, such as AS4 Update 1
5. Log on to Linux to perform rpm-q redhat-release, such as the following
   
   1. [Email protected] ~]# rpm-q redhat-release
   2. redhat-release-4as-2.4
   3. [Email protected] ~]#
   In this way, you can see a so-called release number, such as the above example is 2.4
   There is a certain correspondence between the release number and the actual version, as follows:
   
   1. Redhat-release-3as-1-Redhat Enterprise Linux as 3
   2. redhat-release-3as-7.4-Redhat Enterprise Linux as 3 Update 4
   3. Redhat-release-4as-2-Redhat Enterprise Linux as 4
   4. redhat-release-4as-2.4-Redhat Enterprise Linux as 4 Update 1
   5. Redhat-release-4as-3-Redhat Enterprise Linux as 4 Update 2
   6. redhat-release-4as-4.1-Redhat Enterprise Linux as 4 Update 3
   7. redhat-release-4as-5.5-Redhat Enterprise Linux as 4 Update 4
   Note: The 2nd, 32 methods are only valid for Redhat Linux

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View Linux Version information