View CentOS version information
1) [root @ localhost ~] # Cat/proc/version
Linux version 2.6.18-194. el5 (mockbuild@builder10.centos.org) (gcc version 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-48) #1 SMP Fri Apr 2 14:58:14 EDT 2010
2)
[Root @ localhost ~] # Uname-
Linux localhost. localdomain 2.6.18-194. el5 #1 SMP Fri Apr 2 14:58:14 EDT 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
3)
[Root @ localhost ~] # Uname-r
2.6.18-194. el5
2. view the linux version:
1) list all version information,
[Root @ localhost ~] # Lsb_release-
LSB Version: core-3.1-amd64: core-3.1-ia32: core-3.1-noarch: graphics-3.1-amd64: graphics-3.1-ia32: graphics-3.1-noarch:
Distributor ID: CentOS
Description: CentOS release 5.5 (Final)
Release: 5.5
Codename: Final
Note: This command applies to all linux releases, including Redhat, SuSE, and Debian.
2) Run cat/etc/issue, for example:
[Root @ localhost ~] # Cat/etc/issue
CentOS release 5.5 (Final)
Kernel r on an m
3) Run cat/etc/redhat-release, for example:
[Root @ localhost ~] # Cat/etc/redhat-release
CentOS release 5.5 (Final)
Check whether the system is 64-bit or 32-bit:
1. getconf LONG_BIT or getconf WORD_BIT
[Root @ localhost ~] # Getconf LONG_BIT
64
2. file/bin/ls
[Root @ localhost ~] # File/bin/ls
/Bin/ls: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, AMD x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.6.9, dynamically linked (uses shared libs ), for GNU/Linux 2.6.9, stripped
3. lsb_release-
[Root @ localhost ~] # Lsb_release-
LSB Version: core-3.1-amd64: core-3.1-ia32: core-3.1-noarch: graphics-3.1-amd64: graphics-3.1-ia32: graphics-3.1-noarch:
Distributor ID: CentOS
Description: CentOS release 5.5 (Final)
Release: 5.5
Codename: Final
4. You can also view the file.
Vim/ect/issue