What is the Linux command to check the server OS and its version? I am connected to the server using shell.

Apr 1, 2015 · I have seen a few ways to get information about the system you're using, but are there some standard commands to tell me what version of Unix/Linux I'm on and basic system …

24 While troubleshooting a problem with my ethernet card, I've found that the driver I'm currently using may have some issues with old kernel versions. What command can I use to check the …

The pragmatic solution is to check at runtime and run some commands on RHEL5, others on RHEL6 and some on both. A practical example of this is that we are using environment …

We have some new hardware in our office which runs its own customized Linux OS. How do I go about figuring which distro it's based on?

Oct 17, 2022 · How to know the version of each one? In ssh (1) - Linux man page indicates: -V' Display the version number and exit. But is not clear if is for the server or client - in many …

In Windows, EXE and DLL have version info, including at least the following fields: file version product version internal name product name copyright In Linux Library / Executable: Which …

Jan 3, 2015 · Linux dragon-debian 3.2.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.2.63-2+deb7u2 i686 GNU/Linux Is that information enough to know if I'm using Squeeze or Wheezy, or do I get that …

Apr 27, 2025 · The kernel doesn't directly indicate the OS, because patches could change the kernel version without changing the OS release. The lsb_release command indicates the base …

The commands relevant for the current Fedora release (25) are rpm --query samba, dnf list installed samba, smbd --version, and find /usr/sbin/ -executable -name smbd. The command …