Linux Summary (3): View Linux versions

How do I view the version information used by Linux systems? The following article collects and collates some common ways to view Linux system versions. Because there are only Oracle Linux, Centos Linux, Redhat Linux three versions of Linux at hand, such as Debian, Ubuntu and other Linux systems, the following methods are not tested in these versions.

1:more/etc/issue Command View

1.1 Oracle Linux

[[Email protected] ~] # more/etc/issue

Oracle Linux Server Release 5.7

Kernel \ r on an \m

1.2 Centos Linux

[[Email protected] ~] # more/etc/issue

CentOS Release 6.4 (Final)

Kernel \ r on an \m

1.3 RedHat Linux

[[Email protected] ~] # more/etc/issue

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.7 (Tikanga)

Kernel \ r on an \m

2:lsb_release-a Command View

2.1 Oracle Linux

[[Email protected] ~] # lsb_release-a

LSB Version:: core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-ia32: Graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-ia32:printing-4.0-noarch

Distributor Id:enterpriseenterpriseserver

Description:enterprise Linux Enterprise linux Server release 5.7 (Carthage)

release:5.7

Codename:carthage

2.2 Centos Linux

[[Email protected] ~] # lsb_release-a

LSB Version:: base-4.0-amd64:base-4.0-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64: Graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-noarch

Distributor Id:centos

Description:centos Release 6.4 (Final)

release:6.4

Codename:final

2.3 RedHat Linux

[[Email protected] ~] # lsb_release-a

LSB Version:: core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-ia32: Graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-ia32:printing-4.0-noarch

Distributor Id:redhatenterpriseserver

description:red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.7 (Tikanga)

release:5.7

Codename:tikanga

3:cat/etc/redhat-release Command View

This command should only be part of Linux, not all versions of Linux can use the command

3.1 Oracle Linux

[[Email protected] ~]

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.7 (Tikanga)

[[email protected] etc] # cat/etc/*release

Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Server release 5.7 (Carthage)

Oracle Linux Server Release 5.7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.7 (Tikanga)

[[email protected] etc] # ls/etc/*lease

/etc/enterprise-release/etc/oracle-release/etc/redhat-release

3.2 Centos Linux

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CentOS Release 6.4 (Final)

[[Email protected] ~] # cat/etc/*release

CentOS Release 6.4 (Final)

LSB_VERSION=BASE-4.0-AMD64:BASE-4.0-NOARCH:CORE-4.0-AMD64:CORE-4.0-NOARCH:GRAPHICS-4.0-AMD64: Graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-noarch

CentOS Release 6.4 (Final)

CentOS Release 6.4 (Final)

[[Email protected] ~] # ls/etc/*release

/etc/centos-release/etc/lsb-release/etc/redhat-release/etc/system-release

3.3 RedHat Linux

[[Email protected] ~]

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.7 (Tikanga)

[[Email protected] ~] # cat/etc/*release

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.7 (Tikanga)

[[Email protected] ~] # ls/etc/*release

/etc/redhat-release

[Email protected] ~]#

4 rpm-q redhat-release Command view, only for Redhat Linux

[[Email protected] ~] # rpm-q Redhat-release

redhat-release-5server-5.7.0.3

Linux Summary (3): View Linux versions