Determining Linux Release

[Bashi, Enils]

Try lsb_release. Example:

$ lsb_release  -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 6.06.2 LTS
Release:        6.06
Codename:       dapper
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Regards,

Enils 

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[mailto:redhat-sysadmin-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Hearn, Stan J.
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 2:00 PM
To: redhat-sysadmin-list at redhat.com
Subject: Determining Linux Release

I need to determine the version of Linux in a script.

I would prefer to use the uname command.  I use that currently for Solaris.
But that really only gives me the kernel version in Linux.  Right?

With Redhat I could use the /etc/redhat-release, but would that work for
other flavors like Fedora, CentOS, etc...?  Is there a standard for Linux
based distros to use /etc/*-release to identify itself?

Thanks,
Stan

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