How to identify a Linux distribution

Tech Blog :: How to identify a Linux distribution

May 4 '10 10:54am

If you log into a Linux server and want to know which distribution you're working with, these commands are helpful:

uname -a (Linux kernel version)

lsb_release -a (distro information)

cat /etc/issue (more basic distro information)

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