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how know linux version

lsb_release -a
cat /etc/os-release
cat /etc/*release
cat /etc/issue*
cat /proc/version

linux version

sudo uname -a

how to check version of linux command line

cat /etc/os-release
#The best way to check Redhat version is using cat /etc/os-release command. All we need is to open the terminal and type cat /etc/os-release. It will list the Linux OS distribution name and release version information. This works on almost all Redhat system.
$ cat /etc/os-release
NAME=”Red Hat Enterprise Linux”
VERSION=”8.4 (Ootpa)”
ID=”rhel”
ID_LIKE=”fedora”
VERSION_ID=”8.4″
PLATFORM_ID=”platform:el8″
PRETTY_NAME=”Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 (Ootpa)”
ANSI_COLOR=”0;31″

what version of linux am i running

cat /etc/*-version   # For those OS's like Slackware

how to check version of linux you have

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how to check version of linux you have

apt-get -y install inxi <span aria-hidden="true" class="line-numbers-rows"><span></span></span>