{"id":5871,"date":"2023-02-17T14:22:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T08:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=5871"},"modified":"2023-02-17T14:22:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T08:52:35","slug":"linux-command-show-linux-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/linux-command-show-linux-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux Command: Show Linux Version"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To show the version of the Linux distribution that you are currently running, 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-css\">lsb_release -<span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">a<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Running this command in a terminal will display the version of the Linux distribution, as well as other information such as the release codename, description, and more.<\/p>\n<p>For example, running this command on an Ubuntu system might produce output like this:<\/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-yaml\"><span class=\"hljs-literal\">No<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">LSB<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">modules<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">are<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">available.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-attr\">Distributor ID:<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">Ubuntu<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-attr\">Description:<\/span>    <span class=\"hljs-string\">Ubuntu<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-number\">20.04<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">.3<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">LTS<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-attr\">Release:<\/span>        <span class=\"hljs-number\">20.04<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"hljs-attr\">Codename:<\/span>       <span class=\"hljs-string\">focal<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This output shows that the system is running Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS, with a release codename of &#8220;focal&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can also use the following command to display the version of the Linux kernel that is currently running:<\/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\">uname<\/span> -a<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This will display information about the kernel name, version, release, and more. 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