Get your subscription here. Log in or Sign up. Suggested articles. We need something like uname -distro Or would that be too sensible? Another command to find out your Kernel Version and what box you're on ;- uname -a Will show you: Linux myhost.
I'm confused, M. Hi dude. How about uname -v cut -d" " -f3. Using this information a guess can be made about what Operating System your using. Why is it a guess? The user agent your browser sends to the website can be changed very easily. It's not to be trusted in any way, shape, or form as the truth, but most people generally use browsers who's user agents have not been changed. Why is it only generally? Sometimes the people that provide your internet access will modify this user agent so the website can not tell what your browser is or will set the user agent to a general browser type so the site will render the same for everyone.
This is not the norm so don't fret to much. Most browsers do not put the version number of the OS in the user agent string but some do. Apple products are a good example. The browsers that put OS version information in the user agent string are usually the browsers come with the OS or are created compiled by the vendor.
The vendors built-in browser will provide the most information to this site for it to render the most accurate guess. For example Apple's built-in browser Safari provides the full version of the OS in the user agent string, but Firefox on the same Apple computer only provdes a portion of the version number. First, read the section called "How do you know what my OS is? Now that you know how we go about guessing your OS you might have an idea on why we can't. The most likely answer is that there might not be enough information in your user agent string to render a good guess or since the user agent is so easily changed yours could have been changed to something that is not normal or is so obscure that a guess could not even be rendered.
It's a good chance it's nothing you did so don't worry. Go through the "What's the version of my OS" section above and see if you notice anything mentioned there.
It's likely you have an idea what OS your using your just not sure. Guessing an Operating System by just using a user agent is not as easy as it looks. There are so many little differences between each one. Words are not always in the same spot. Some things are spelled differently.
The list goes on and on. This site is constantly being monitored, updated, and tweaked to fix errors. If it got your OS incorrect one day come back later and it might be correct in the future. If your OS was guessed incorrectly submit your user agent and your correct os to o s 1 w h a t s m y o s. It will be looked into and if possible fixed. The most recent problem with trying to guess an OS through the user agent is that major browsers have started to cap the version of the OS given by the browser.
Type the following command into the terminal and then press enter:. The asterisk in the code ensures that the command will apply to all distributions and shows you the installed version.
Another command that works on all distributions without the need for a special tool is the following:.
If you only need the name and version number of your current distribution, the following command will suffice:. In the following example, you can see that Ubuntu In the above example, the Linux kernel is 5. With the tool Inxi, you can easily view all the information about your hardware, host, Linux kernel, desktop environment, and distribution.
Knowing which Debian version you have not only helps you to choose the right install package for a program — you also need it to get appropriate support in forums. There are several different methods to check your Debian version. You can use this information to check whether programs are compatible with your system. Or you can include the version number in troubleshooting searches.
We are thankful for your never ending support. A command line is something that interacts directly with the inner systems of a computer. What about multiboot systems, is there command for listing all installed linux os by partition? I have installed 3 different linux systems each on their different partition segments. How can I find out which partition has which linux OS and version?
I know when I install a new linux system the guided process let me view the existing installed OS version by partition table, can i view the same info by running a command? Command Line? Have a question or suggestion? Please leave a comment to start the discussion.
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