How to check linux version information

The first way

Look directly at the version under proc

cat /proc/version

Linux version 2.6.32- 696.6.3.el6.x86_64 (mockbuild@c1bl.rdu2.centos.org) (gcc version 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-18) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Wed Jul 12 14:17:22 UTC 2017

It can be seen that the kernel version of the system is 2.6 and gcc is 4.4.7.

Many information about Linux can be found under proc, such as cmdline, cupinfo, meminfo, partitions, etc.

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Second way

Linux command uname -a

uname -a

Linux DM 2.6.32-696.6.3.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Jul 12 14:17:22 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

uname is a command provided by Linux to view system information. -a means -all. uname also supports some other parameters.

The third way

cat /etc/issue
CentOS release 6.9 (Final)
Kernel \r on an \m

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