Comments on: how to check linux distro on a command line http://techtrouts.com/how-to-check-linux-distro-on-a-command-line/ Doin' the dev dance o/ Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:05:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: James D. http://techtrouts.com/how-to-check-linux-distro-on-a-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-106 James D. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:31:59 +0000 http://techtrouts.com/how-to-check-linux-distro-on-a-command-line/#comment-106 I have been using. lsb_release -a This works for both Debian, Ubuntu and Cento I have been using.
lsb_release -a

This works for both Debian, Ubuntu and Cento

]]> By: Jan Magne http://techtrouts.com/how-to-check-linux-distro-on-a-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Jan Magne Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:32:23 +0000 http://techtrouts.com/how-to-check-linux-distro-on-a-command-line/#comment-89 For ubuntu distros, cat (or less) /etc/lsb-release. Or, run command: lsb_release -a For ubuntu distros, cat (or less) /etc/lsb-release.
Or, run command: lsb_release -a

]]> By: Ricardo Ferreira http://techtrouts.com/how-to-check-linux-distro-on-a-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Ricardo Ferreira Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:49:41 +0000 http://techtrouts.com/how-to-check-linux-distro-on-a-command-line/#comment-7 The instructions that you gave don't return the linux distro itself, but the version of the distro. ie. cat /etc/debian_version -> "lenny,sid,etch,etc.." :) The instructions that you gave don’t return the linux distro itself, but the version of the distro.

ie. cat /etc/debian_version -> “lenny,sid,etch,etc..”

:)

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