cat /etc/lsb-release

4 Responses to “Command to Find Current Ubuntu Version”

• 1
  Remya Raman
  October 5th, 2009 10:29

  You can also find it by using:

  cat /etc/issue

  Try this out and see what you get!
• 2
  Binny V A
  October 5th, 2009 13:53

  Hey – that comment works on Non Ubuntu distros(worked in Fedora) – thanks for the feedback.
• 3
  Remya Raman
  October 5th, 2009 14:32

  anytime Binny:)
• 4
  d2globalinc
  November 18th, 2009 02:48

  # GET AND SET UBUNTU VERSION INFORMATION
  D2_OSDIST=”$(lsb_release -is)”
  D2_OSVER=”$(lsb_release -rs)”
  D2_OSNICK=”$(lsb_release -cs)”

  Here I have set the distribution, version and nickname to variables – using bash.

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