Re: 20 basic Linux newbie commands to identify the system

From: SpeedMan (beonix_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 04/05/04 

Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2004 21:09:34 -0400

Ellen Spelling wrote:

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> 5. To determine the X Server (only works as root, best from the console):
> tcsh% su root
> tcsh# /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 -version 2>&1|awk '$1 ~ /XFree86/ {print $3}'

$ X -version

... also works nicely and the user does not have to be root to glean this
information.

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Regards,

speedman