Comments on: How to Find Out Which Version of Linux You Are Running http://nerdboys.com/2008/03/14/how-to-find-out-which-version-of-linux-you-are-running/ Tech tips, news and reviews Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:35:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://nerdboys.com/2008/03/14/how-to-find-out-which-version-of-linux-you-are-running/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Anonymous Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:01:00 +0000 http://jojosoho.com/?p=37#comment-125 I used this method on debian-etch 2.6.18-6 and of course it worked fine. One interesting point is why I wanted to know. I had a funny situation where I had done an update thru synaptic with no problems. The update included the next version of the kernel. So when I rebooted to let the update take effect, it didnt reboot, but instead gave me an error message saying the kernel image was corrupted(the check sum didnt match). Then I rebooted to the previous version -5,which was still ok. After that I wanted to record all the error messages so I rebooted to -6 expecting it to fail as before. But no, it booted with no problems which left me mystified. So, finally, here's the point. I wanted to know for sure what version I was running and it was -6. Now my mind is at ease. I am sure I am back to the correct version. Thanks very much. It is very useful to know where you are and what's what.<br/>Chuck I used this method on debian-etch 2.6.18-6 and of course it worked fine. One interesting point is why I wanted to know. I had a funny situation where I had done an update thru synaptic with no problems. The update included the next version of the kernel. So when I rebooted to let the update take effect, it didnt reboot, but instead gave me an error message saying the kernel image was corrupted(the check sum didnt match). Then I rebooted to the previous version -5,which was still ok. After that I wanted to record all the error messages so I rebooted to -6 expecting it to fail as before. But no, it booted with no problems which left me mystified. So, finally, here’s the point. I wanted to know for sure what version I was running and it was -6. Now my mind is at ease. I am sure I am back to the correct version. Thanks very much. It is very useful to know where you are and what’s what.
Chuck

]]> By: Anonymous http://nerdboys.com/2008/03/14/how-to-find-out-which-version-of-linux-you-are-running/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Anonymous Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:00:00 +0000 http://jojosoho.com/?p=37#comment-124 very useful.<br/>Tried it and it works fine with SuSE too.<br/><br/>Tachyon<br/><br/># lsb_release -a<br/>LSB Version: core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-noarch:core-2.0-x86_64:core-3.0-x86_64:desktop-3.1-amd64:desktop-3.1-noarch:graphics-2.0-amd64:graphics-2.0-noarch:graphics-3.1-amd64:graphics-3.1-noarch<br/>Distributor ID: SUSE LINUX<br/>Description: openSUSE 10.2 (X86-64)<br/>Release: 10.2<br/>Codename: n/a very useful.
Tried it and it works fine with SuSE too.

Tachyon

# lsb_release -a
LSB Version: core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-noarch:core-2.0-x86_64:core-3.0-x86_64:desktop-3.1-amd64:desktop-3.1-noarch:graphics-2.0-amd64:graphics-2.0-noarch:graphics-3.1-amd64:graphics-3.1-noarch
Distributor ID: SUSE LINUX
Description: openSUSE 10.2 (X86-64)
Release: 10.2
Codename: n/a

]]> By: Cuong Bui http://nerdboys.com/2008/03/14/how-to-find-out-which-version-of-linux-you-are-running/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Cuong Bui Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:11:00 +0000 http://jojosoho.com/?p=37#comment-123 It's so greats! Thanks. It’s so greats! Thanks.

]]> By: Anonymous http://nerdboys.com/2008/03/14/how-to-find-out-which-version-of-linux-you-are-running/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Anonymous Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:42:00 +0000 http://jojosoho.com/?p=37#comment-122 It' s was very usefull. There can be implemented some explenation, and one of them is how to recognize bit version of instaltation (usally in the name of kernel vesrion).<br/><br/>Best regards,<br/>Petar It’ s was very usefull. There can be implemented some explenation, and one of them is how to recognize bit version of instaltation (usally in the name of kernel vesrion).

Best regards,
Petar

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