Podeu consultar el fitxer /etc/lsb-release:
$ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.04.2"
O executar la comanda lsb_release (lsb_release - print distribution-specific information):
$ lsb_release -a LSB Version: core-2.0-ia32:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.2-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-noarch Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 8.04.2 Release: 8.04 Codename: hardy
També podeu consultar el fitxer /etc/issue:
$ cat /etc/issue Ubuntu 8.10 \n \l
Consulteu el document Versions_d'Ubuntu.
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