Different ways to view information about the Linux system version
There are several methods to view the version information of a Linux system:
- To use the lsb_release command: enter lsb_release -a in the terminal to display version information about the Linux distribution.
- To view the information about the Linux kernel version, use the cat command for the /proc/version file by entering cat /proc/version in the terminal.
- To utilize the uname command: entering uname -a in the terminal displays the Linux kernel version and system architecture information.
- You can access version information about your Linux distribution by using the /etc/os-release file. Simply enter cat /etc/os-release in the terminal.
- To view the files in the /etc directory, use the ls command: entering ls /etc/release in the terminal will display files such as /etc/lsb-release and /etc/redhat-release that contain version information.
These methods can be used to view system version information based on different Linux distributions and system configurations.