{"id":2738,"date":"2012-04-08T15:49:59","date_gmt":"2012-04-08T07:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/?p=2738"},"modified":"2023-09-18T16:17:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T16:17:37","slug":"how-to-check-ubuntu-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/how-to-check-ubuntu-version\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Check Ubuntu Version"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are using <a href=\"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/what-is-ubuntu-beginners-guide-ubuntu-linux-distro\/\">Ubuntu<\/a>, it is important to know which version you are running. The version number is useful for troubleshooting, updating your system, and installing software that is compatible with your system. In this guide, we will show you how to check the Ubuntu version using the command line.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 1: Open the Terminal<\/h2>\n<p>The first step is to open the terminal on your Ubuntu system. You can do this by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on your keyboard or by searching for &#8220;Terminal&#8221; in the Ubuntu Dash.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 2: Run the lsb_release Command<\/h2>\n<p>Once you have opened the terminal, you can check the Ubuntu version by running the lsb_release command with the -a option. Type the following command and press Enter:<\/p>\n<pre>lsb_release -a<\/pre>\n<p>This command will display detailed information about your Ubuntu system, including the version number, codename, and description.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 3: Check the Version Number<\/h2>\n<p>Look for the line that says &#8220;Release&#8221;. This line will contain the version number of your Ubuntu system. For example, if the line says &#8220;Release: 11.10&#8221;, it means that you are running Ubuntu 11.10.<\/p>\n<pre>\r\nroot@whg:~# lsb_release -a\r\nNo LSB modules are available.\r\nDistributor ID: Ubuntu\r\nDescription:    Ubuntu 11.10\r\nRelease:        11.10\r\nCodename:       oneiric\r\n<\/pre>\n<h2>Step 4: Use the uname Command<\/h2>\n<p>Alternatively, you can use the uname command to check the version of the Linux kernel that your system is running. Type the following command and press Enter:<\/p>\n<pre>uname -r<\/pre>\n<p>This command will display the version number of the Linux kernel, which can help you determine which Ubuntu version you are running.<\/p>\n<h2>Commands Mentioned:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"fw-bold\">lsb_release -a<\/span> &#8211; Display detailed information about your Ubuntu system<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"fw-bold\">uname -r<\/span> &#8211; Display the version number of the Linux kernel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>In this guide, we have shown you how to check the Ubuntu version using the command line. Knowing your Ubuntu version is important for troubleshooting, updating your system, and installing software that is compatible with your system. We hope this guide has been helpful to you. If you have any comments or suggestions for improvements, please feel free to share them below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are using Ubuntu, it is important to know which version you are running. The version number is useful for troubleshooting, updating your system, and installing software that is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1073],"tags":[1536,1546,1856,1857,1862],"class_list":["post-2738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ubuntu","tag-linux","tag-linux-utilities","tag-ubuntu","tag-ubuntu-11-10","tag-ubuntu-server-11-10"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/howto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}