finding out what system your rinning

andrew_708476 · 07-27-2010, 04:08 AM

I have a linux system and Im trying to find out how you tell what version its running

b0uncer · 07-27-2010, 04:12 AM

To get information about your kernel,

Code:

uname -a

To see the release version, check if /etc hosts a file that tells you it; for example it could be called fedora-release, in which case

Code:

cat /etc/fedora-release

told you which Fedora release it was. On Debian it's debian-something and so on, so you'll have to see the file name yourself, for example with

Code:

ls /etc

Also check

Code:

uname --help

for all options for that. For more precise information (not about the distribution as such, but the system in general) you could also read the files under /proc "filesystem".

pixellany · 08-12-2010, 08:51 AM

moved to Linux-Newbie

druuna · 08-12-2010, 08:55 AM

Hi,

Looking at the left bottom corner of your first post I see you are running Suse:

As stated by b0uncer, uname -a and in your case cat /etc/SuSE-release will give you some more info.

austinium · 08-12-2010, 10:12 AM

try
cat /etc/issue

or

lsb_release -a

on a terminal window. To get to a terminal window on GNOME click Applications then Accessories then Terminal
I am afraid I am not too familiar with KDE. You could also try pressing CTRL+ATL+F1 to get to a Terminal, you'll then have to login to run these commands, to get back to GUI type CTRL+ALT+F7