Re: How to detect the distribution?

Article View: alt.linux

Article #903

#903

From: Marc Greene
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 00:00

38 lines
1953 bytes

On Sat, 31 Oct 1998 12:31:36 +0100, WEBAUKTION.CH <info@webauktion.ch> wrote:
>It just gives: "Welcome"
>
>Any other solutions?

Other files you might check out are /etc/issue.net, also on my redhat system, in
the /etc directory, there is a file called redhat-release which has the version
info. Hope that helps.

--
Marc Greene

>
>Steve - RH Linux User schrieb in Nachricht
><363AA98C.3DF0DCDC@Xcia-gX.com>...
>>Marc Greene wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, 30 Oct 1998 18:47:27 +0100, WEBAUKTION.CH <info@webauktion.ch>
>wrote:
>>> >Hi
>>> >
>>> >How can I find out about the distribution and the version number on a
>>> > linux shell??
>>>
>>> cat /etc/issue
>>> Works on my system (Redhat)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Marc Greene
>>
>>  That works on Caldera too.
>>
>>--
>>Steve Ackman
>>Metamorphosis Glassworks Page         http://people.delphi.com/stackman
>>GLASS HOST & Assistant Manager    of     The Delphi Arts & Crafts Forum
>>                     http://www.delphi.com/crafts
>

Technical Details

Message-ID: <slrn73nian.c8d.kalyx@hempseed.com>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail

References:

<71cu7u$mo0$1@ubnnews.unisource.ch> <slrn73l0vf.hfd.kalyx@hempseed.com> <363AA98C.3DF0DCDC@Xcia-gX.com> <71esj6$3dk$1@ubnnews.unisource.ch>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: f4b73,f3e159baf325919b
X-Google-Attributes: gidf4b73,public
X-Google-Thread: 100c5f,f3e159baf325919b
X-Google-Attributes: gid100c5f,public
X-Google-Thread: faa64,f3e159baf325919b
X-Google-Attributes: gidfaa64,public
X-Google-Thread: f9382,f3e159baf325919b
X-Google-Attributes: gidf9382,public
From: kalyx@cdsnet.net (Marc Greene)
Subject: Re: How to detect the distribution?
Date: 1998/11/01
Message-ID: <slrn73nian.c8d.kalyx@hempseed.com>
X-Deja-AN: 407142414
References: <71cu7u$mo0$1@ubnnews.unisource.ch> <slrn73l0vf.hfd.kalyx@hempseed.com> <363AA98C.3DF0DCDC@Xcia-gX.com> <71esj6$3dk$1@ubnnews.unisource.ch>
X-Complaints-To: abuse@meganews.com
X-Trace: news-02.meganews.com 909884283 1206 208.26.128.13 (1 Nov 1998 01:38:03 GMT)
Organization: MegaNews!
NNTP-Posting-Date: 1 Nov 1998 01:38:03 GMT
Newsgroups: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,ch.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux

Reply to Parent Message