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'''lsb_release''' is part of a software package called the LSB core, which is not necessarily installed on your system by default.
'''lsb_release''' is part of a software package called the LSB core, which is not necessarily installed on your system by default.
To install it, run the command below that corresponds to your specific system:
To install it, run the command below that corresponds to your specific system:
===Ubuntu, Debian===
==Ubuntu, Debian==
<font size="3>sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install lsb-core</font>
 
===CentOS===
===CentOS===
===Fedora===
===Fedora===

Revision as of 22:38, 18 September 2017

Author

Elizaveta Romanova, A21

.09.2017

About command

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.

Syntax

lsb_release  [OPTIONS]

Options

-v --version show LSB modules this system supports
-i --id show distributor ID
-d --description show description of this distribution
-r --release show release number of this distibution
-c --codename show code name of this distribution
-a --all show all of the above information
-s --short show requested information in short format
-h --help show this help message and exit

Installing LSB Core

lsb_release is part of a software package called the LSB core, which is not necessarily installed on your system by default. To install it, run the command below that corresponds to your specific system:

Ubuntu, Debian

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install lsb-core

CentOS

Fedora

OpenSUSE

Arch

Other distributions

Examples

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