Want to know which version your linux box is? Simple question isn't it... Run the following commands: cat /etc/*-release - This will give the distro of your linux For Ex: for RHEL 5 it will give: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5 (Tikanga) lsb_release -a - The lsb_release command displays certain LSB (Linux Standard Base) and distribution-specific information For Ex: LSB Version: :core-3.1-ia32 Distributor ID: RedHatEnterpriseClient Description: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client release 5.4 (Tikanga) Release: 5.4 Codename: Tikanga uname -mrs - this will give you your kernel version for ex: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 x86_64 where: Linux - Kernel name 2.6.32-5-amd64 - Kernel version number x86_64 - Machine hardware name (64 bit)
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