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Old 07-24-2013
RedHat Meaning of /etc/redhat-release

Hello,

Please let me know what is meaning of the Tikanga in /etc/redhat-release file?
Code:
[root@localhost ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.5 (Tikanga)
[root@localhost ~]#

Thanks in advance.

Last edited by Scott; 07-24-2013 at 01:49 PM.. Reason: Code tags
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Old 07-24-2013
It's just a code name/internal name for that version, sort of like Apple has "OSX Lion" and the like.
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