Re: How to find which Linux distribution running ? Any command like "uname -a" ?

From: Lew Pitcher (lpitcher_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 09/05/04

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    Karl Johansen wrote:
    > How to find which Linux distribution running ?
    > Is there any command similar to "uname -a" to tell me the Linux distribution
    > ?

    Not reliably.

    Often, there is a file in /etc that contains some indication of the
    distribution name and release number. For slackware (for instance), there is
    /etc/slackware-version. In other distributions, there are other files
    (usually, a /etc/*-release file).

    But, there's no guarantee that such a file exists in each and every
    distribution, or that the file was retained by the installer.

    - --
    Lew Pitcher

    Master Codewright & JOAT-in-training | GPG public key available on request
    Registered Linux User #112576 (http://counter.li.org/)
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