{"id":5533,"date":"2023-02-15T18:45:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T13:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=5533"},"modified":"2023-02-15T18:45:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T13:15:50","slug":"find-unix-operating-system-release-and-version-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/find-unix-operating-system-release-and-version-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Find: UNIX Operating System Release and Version Number"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Unix\/Linux, you can use the <code>uname<\/code> command to find the operating system release and version number. Here&#8217;s how to do it:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open a terminal window.<\/li>\n<li>Type the following command and press Enter:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">uname<\/span> -a<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This will display a long list of system information, including the operating system release and version number.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Look for the operating system release and version number in the output. The output will typically look something like this:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-graphql\">Linux myserver <span class=\"hljs-number\">4.15<\/span>.<span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>-<span class=\"hljs-number\">143<\/span>-generic <span class=\"hljs-comment\">#147-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 14 16:10:11 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU\/Linux<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this example, the operating system release is &#8220;Ubuntu&#8221; and the version number is &#8220;4.15.0-143-generic&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can use the <code>cat<\/code> command to view the contents of the <code>\/etc\/*-release<\/code> file, which contains information about the operating system release and version. For example, to view the contents of the <code>\/etc\/os-release<\/code> file, you can use the following command:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-bash\"><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">cat<\/span> \/etc\/os-release<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This will display the contents of the file, which typically includes information about the operating system release and version number.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Unix\/Linux, you can use the uname command to find the operating system release and version number. Here&#8217;s how to do it: Open a terminal window. Type the following command and press Enter: uname -a This will display a long list of system information, including the operating system release and version number. 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