 command to check linux distribution |
| command to check linux distribution |
 Jan 3 2008, 05:45 AM
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Whats this Lie-nix Thing?  Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 3-January 08 Member No.: 13,230  |
Hi all,
Is there a single command in Linux to check which Linux distribution(that is, flavour) am I running? For example, $cat /etc/issue on a RHEL machine shows Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5 (Tikanga) Kernel \r on an \m But if I want to check if I am running on RedHat or SUSE, then what command should I key in? Regards, nivedhitha |
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nivedhitha command to check linux distribution Jan 3 2008, 05:45 AM
DS2K3 I was wondering this myself the other day. Alas, ... Jan 3 2008, 08:21 PM
nivedhitha thanks DS2K3! Jan 7 2008, 05:01 AM vefadar QUOTE (nivedhitha @ Jan 3 2008, 05:45 AM)... Mar 1 2010, 06:26 AM vefadar hi
you may try this : /proc/version or cat /pro... Mar 1 2010, 06:42 AM  |
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