How to display Linux version information

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How to Check Linux Version

Here are some different commands to show the OS version and distribution information

lsb_release command

The lsb_release utility displays LSB (Linux Standard Base) information about the Linux distribution. This command should work on all Linux distributions that have the lsb-release package installed:

lsb_release -a

~/scripts$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
Release:        22.04
Codename:       jammy

Using the command ‘cat /etc/os-release’

cat /etc/os-release
:~/scripts$ cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="22.04"
VERSION="22.04.1 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)"
VERSION_CODENAME=jammy
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
UBUNTU_CODENAME=jammy
Summary:
  • lsb_release -a
  • cat /etc/os-release

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