As you probably know, there are many distributions and variants of Linux out there, to name a few: Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Fedora, CentOS, openSUSE, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Tails. It can be useful to know what OS version and distro you are running for patching and security purposes.
Using the Linux terminal, use one of the following commands which will provide a different set of information:
Using the Linux terminal, use one of the following commands which will provide a different set of information:
- cat /etc/os-release
- cat /proc/version
- hostnamectl