How to learn your linux release
Posted by in LinuxTo learn your linux and kernel version ( release ) you can use /proc/version
Type it in console:
cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.6.18-92.el5 (brewbuilder@ls20-bc2-13.build.redhat.com) (gcc version 4.1.2 20071124 (Red Hat 4.1.2-41)) #1 SMP Tue Apr 29 13:16:15 EDT 2008In this output, you get to see the following information:
- Exact version of the Linux kernel used in your OS: Linux version 2.6.18-92.el5
- Name of the user who compiled your kernel, and also a host name where it happened: brewbuilder@ls20-bc2-13.build.redhat.com
- Version of the GCC compiler used for building the kernel: gcc version 4.1.2 20071124
- Type of the kernel – SMP here means Symmetric MultiProcessing kernel, the one that supports systems with multiple CPUs or multiple cpu cores
- Date and time when the kernel was built: Tue Apr 29 13:16:15 EDT 2008
For more: http://www.unixtutorial.org/2009/04/use-proc-version-to-identify-your-linux-release/
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Thanks for the useful info. It’s so interesting
Nice, but how about learning desktop enviorment that user use?
Is there way to learn it ?
You can check /home/user/.config folder , but i don’t know any command or, this way is true for all distro.