ok i copied and pasted version-check on the terminal and i got this sorry for not cleaning it up...
root@ubuntu:~# export LC_ALL=C
root@ubuntu:~# bash --version | head -n1 | cut -d" " -f2-4
bash, version 4.2.24(1)-release
root@ubuntu:~# echo "/bin/sh -> `readlink -f /bin/sh`"
/bin/sh -> /bin/dash
root@ubuntu:~# echo -n "Binutils: "; ld --version | head -n1 | cut -d" " -f3-
Binutils: (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.22
root@ubuntu:~# bison --version | head -n1
bison++ Version 1.21.9-1, adapted from GNU bison by
coetmeur@icdc.fr
root@ubuntu:~# if [ -e /usr/bin/yacc ];
> then echo "/usr/bin/yacc -> `readlink -f /usr/bin/yacc`";
> else echo "yacc not found"; fi
/usr/bin/yacc -> /usr/bin/bison++.yacc
root@ubuntu:~#
root@ubuntu:~# bzip2 --version 2>&1 < /dev/null | head -n1 | cut -d" " -f1,6-
bzip2, Version 1.0.6, 6-Sept-2010.
root@ubuntu:~# echo -n "Coreutils: "; chown --version | head -n1 | cut -d")" -f2
Coreutils: 8.13
root@ubuntu:~# diff --version | head -n1
diff (GNU diffutils) 3.2
root@ubuntu:~# find --version | head -n1
find (GNU findutils) 4.4.2
root@ubuntu:~# gawk --version | head -n1
GNU Awk 3.1.8
root@ubuntu:~# if [ -e /usr/bin/awk ];
> then echo "/usr/bin/awk -> `readlink -f /usr/bin/awk`";
> else echo "awk not found"; fi
/usr/bin/awk -> /usr/bin/gawk
root@ubuntu:~#
root@ubuntu:~# gcc --version | head -n1
gcc (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) 4.6.3
root@ubuntu:~# ldd --version | head -n1 | cut -d" " -f2- # glibc version
(Ubuntu EGLIBC 2.15-0ubuntu10) 2.15
root@ubuntu:~# grep --version | head -n1
grep (GNU grep) 2.10
root@ubuntu:~# gzip --version | head -n1
gzip 1.4
root@ubuntu:~# cat /proc/version
Linux version 3.2.0-23-generic-pae (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu4) ) #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 10 22:19:09 UTC 2012
root@ubuntu:~# m4 --version | head -n1
m4 (GNU M4) 1.4.16
root@ubuntu:~# make --version | head -n1
GNU Make 3.81
root@ubuntu:~# patch --version | head -n1
patch 2.6.1
root@ubuntu:~# echo Perl `perl -V:version`
Perl version='5.14.2';
root@ubuntu:~# sed --version | head -n1
GNU sed version 4.2.1
root@ubuntu:~# tar --version | head -n1
tar (GNU tar) 1.26
root@ubuntu:~# echo "Texinfo: `makeinfo --version | head -n1`"
Texinfo: makeinfo (GNU texinfo) 4.13
root@ubuntu:~# xz --version | head -n1
xz (XZ Utils) 5.1.0alpha
root@ubuntu:~#
root@ubuntu:~# echo 'main(){}' > dummy.c && gcc -o dummy dummy.c
root@ubuntu:~# if [ -x dummy ]
> then echo "gcc compilation OK";
> else echo "gcc compilation failed"; fi
gcc compilation OK
root@ubuntu:~# rm -f dummy.c dummy
