Lsb release

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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 Installing LSB Core Ubuntu, Debian CentOS Fedora OpenSUSE Arch Other distributions lsb_release examples Related commands