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Determine the release of linux you are using

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How determine what linux, you have installed.

Options:

1. Via release files in /etc directory.

[root@mylinux /# cat /etc/*-release
LSB_VERSION=base-4.0-amd64:base-4.0-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-noarch
Oracle Linux Server release 6.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.5 (Santiago)
Oracle Linux Server release 6.5
[root@mylinux /]#

2. Via lsb_release command.

[root@mylinux /]# lsb_release
LSB Version: :base-4.0-amd64:base-4.0-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-noarch
[root@mylinux /]#

3. Via /proc/version file

[root@mylinux /]# cat /proc/version
Linux version 3.8.13-35.1.1.el6uek.x86_64 (mockbuild@ca-build44.us.oracle.com) (gcc version 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-3) (GCC) ) #2 SMP Fri Jun 6 10:52:33 PDT 2014
[root@mylinux /]#

Larry Catt
OCP

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