How to Check Ubuntu Version
We can use the terminal lsb-releaseand hostnamectlcommands to check the Ubuntu version installed in the system. We can also etccheck the Ubuntu version by checking the file, or we can Gnomequery it by .
There are many ways to check the Ubuntu version using the command line. Some of them are
lsb_releaseCheck Ubuntu version using command
This method works for any version of Ubuntu. lsb_releaseThe command line utility can display the Linux Standard Base (LSB) information of a Linux distribution.
We use lsb_release -acommand to display the information of Ubuntu installed in our system.
lsb_release -a
Output:
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic
It will print the information of Ubuntu installed in our system.
As can be seen from the description, the version of Ubuntu installed in our system is 18.04.4 LTS.
If we only want to know the version of Ubuntu, we can use lsb_release -dthe command to display only the description line.
lsb_release -d
Output:
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS
/etc/issueCheck Ubuntu version using the file
/etc/issueThe file contains the system identification details of Ubuntu. The contents of this file can catbe displayed using the command.
cat /etc/issue
Output:
Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS \n \l
The version of Ubuntu installed is shown as 18.04.4, and LTSrepresents Long Term Supportthe version.
/etc/os-releaseCheck Ubuntu version using the file
/etc/os-releaseThe file contains detailed information about the system's operating system. The contents of the file can be catdisplayed using the command.
However, this method only works on Ubuntu 16.04and later versions.
cat /etc/os-release
Output:
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="18.04.4 LTS (Bionic Beaver)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS"
VERSION_ID="18.04"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
VERSION_CODENAME=bionic
UBUNTU_CODENAME=bionic
Displays the version of Ubuntu installed 18.04.4.
hostnamectlCheck Ubuntu version using command
hostnamectlis a command line tool to set the hostname of the system. It can also check the version of Ubuntu installed in our system.
It only works on Ubuntu 16.04 or later.
hostnamectl
Output:
Static hostname: zeppy-G7-7588
Icon name: computer-laptop
Chassis: laptop
Machine ID: dc64e42ca570453db4294738fe976109
Boot ID: 8f4e5173ef214acba4dbe3cb65d2363b
Operating System: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS
Kernel: Linux 5.4.0-42-generic
Architecture: x86-64
It shows the version of Ubuntu in our system is 18.04.4 LTS.
Check Ubuntu version using Gnome
Gnome is the default desktop environment for Ubuntu 18.04. Earlier versions of Ubuntu used Unity as the default desktop environment.
To check the version of Ubuntu using Gnome, we perform the following steps.
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