Find out your distribution
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This page lists methods to determine which distribution a system belongs to. It is a pity but every distribution has its own way to find out what distribution you are using. So you have to try all of the below methods till you find a positive match:
To find out what distribution of linux your running (Ex. Ubuntu) try:
lsb_release -a
or
cat /etc/*release
or
cat /etc/issue*
or
cat /proc/version
Open a console and enter:
[ -e /etc/SuSE-release ] && echo This is a SuSE system.
Open a console and enter:
[ -e /etc/redhat-release ] && echo This is a redhat system.
Open a console and enter:
[ -e /etc/fedora-release ] && echo This is a fedora system.
Open a console and enter:
[ -e /etc/debian-version ] && echo This is a debian or ubuntu system.
Open a console and enter:
[ -e /etc/slackware-version ] && echo This is a slackware system.
Open a console and enter:
lsb_release -rd
Kernel version information
To find out your kernel version, use the command
uname -a
To find out additional info about the C compiler that built the kernel, use
cat /proc/version
References: