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05-15-2007
- Original Discussion by hankooknara
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how to tell which OS via command line
What is the linux operating command line to find out what OS you are running on linux?
I initially thought uname -a would do it, but it only lists kernel version.. can someone tell me? thanks in advance. |
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#2
05-15-2007
- Original Discussion by hankooknara
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"uname -a" is the right linux operating command, but it is not too helpful in determining which Linux Distro you have. It should at least inform you that you are running Linux and not HP-UX, FreeBSD, SunOS, etc.
As for which distro, Linux does not yet have a great way to do this, but it is moving towards a way. See: http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Admin/release-files.html for a good write-up on the current state of affairs. |
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#3
05-15-2007
- Original Discussion by hankooknara
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Depends on Linux distribution. Take a look under /etc for a file named *release* Code:
ls /etc/*release* cat /etc/*release* Not all distributions provide this file. Cheers ZB |
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05-15-2007
- Original Discussion by hankooknara
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Quote:
Code:
echo linux |
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#5
05-16-2007
- Original Discussion by hankooknara
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uname -X
uname -X is one of the linux operating commands which gives all the operating system variables.
Regards Adhir Garg |
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