Lsb release

Author

Elizaveta Romanova, A21

.09.2017

About lsb_release

The lsb_release command displays LSB (Linux Standard Base) information about your specific Linux distribution. It's a reliable way to get version information about the Linux system you're using.

lsb_release syntax

lsb_release  [OPTIONS]

lsb_release options

• -v, --version; - Show the version of the Linux Standard Base that your system is compliant with. The version is displayed as a colon-separated list of LSB module descriptions.
  
• -i, --id; - Display the ID of your Linux distributor. For instance, if you are running Debian, this option will display Distributor ID: Debian.
  
• -d, --description; - Display a description of your Linux distribution. For instance, if you are running CentOS 7, this will display something like

Description: CentOS Linux release 7.3.1611 (Core)

• -r, --release; - Display the release number of the current operating system. For instance, if you are running Fedora 25, this will output Release: 25
  
• -с, --codename; -Display the codename of the current operating system. For instance, if you are running Ubuntu 16.04, this will display

Codename: xenial