Lsb release
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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
sudo yum update && sudo yum install redhat-lsb-core
Fedora
sudo dnf update && sudo dnf install redhat-lsb-core
OpenSUSE
sudo zypper update && sudo zypper install lsb-core
Arch
pacman -Syu lsb-release
Other distributions
If your Linux distribution is not listed here, consult your package manager's repository for the package that contains "lsb-core" and/or "lsb_release".
