Display which distro is installed

• Display which distro is installed

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  71
  cat /etc/issue
  root · 2009-02-03 09:59:24 11
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• Display which distro is installed

  Works on nearly all linux distros

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  cat /etc/*release
  dog · 2010-05-26 11:58:34 2
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• Display which distro is installed

  Works on Ubuntu Show Sample Output

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  No LSB modules are available.
  Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
  Description:	Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
  Release:	10.04
  Codename:	lucid

  
  

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  lsb_release -a
  maedox · 2010-05-26 10:42:52 0
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• Check your running Ubuntu version

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  lsb_release -a
  ShaneEaston · 2012-03-27 15:47:29 0
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• Display which distro is installed

  This should work on any RPM-based distribution. It's more reliable than trying to parse the content of the files. Show Sample Output

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  $ rpm -qf /etc/*-release
  fedora-release-12-2.noarch
  fedora-release-12-2.noarch
  fedora-release-12-2.noarch
  

  
  

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  rpm -qf /etc/*-release
  megacoder · 2010-03-01 01:24:07 0
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