Linux Command: Find Out My Linux Distribution Name and Version

Normally these are the 2 commonly used command to be used. You can use any one of the following command to find out your Linux distribution and name:

cat /etc/*-release

or

lsb_release -a

In case you need the kernel information, these are the command commonly used.

uname -a

or

uname -mrs

here are a few more different ways to get some info:-

- In GUI Menu -> System  Settings -> System Info
- inxi -F
- lsb_release -a
- cat /etc/linuxmint/info
- cat /etc/issue

cat /etc/os-release

cat /etc/issue

cat /etc/issue