Monday, March 17, 2008

Linux Version Commands

Starter about Linux:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel

In linux, to find out the version of the operating system, type:

# uname -a

and

# cat /etc/issu

Refer to:
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=1864746

Another good command to find out which Linux Version / Build / Distribution is running:

# cat /proc/version

Refer to:
http://www.idevelopment.info/data/Unix/Linux/LINUX_DisplayVersion.shtml