anusree@anusree-Inspiron-5547:~$ uname -r
3.16.0-30-generic
- 3 : Kernel version
- 16 : The major revision of the kernel
- 0 : The minor revision of the kernel
- 30 : Immediate fixing / bug fixing for critical error.
- generic : Distribution specific sting. For example, Redhat appends string such as EL5 to indicate RHEL 5 kernel.
Different option with uname. With no OPTION, same as -s.
-a, --all print all information
-s, --kernel-name print the kernel name
-n, --nodename print the network node hostname
-r, --kernel-release print the kernel release
-v, --kernel-version print the kernel version
-m, --machine print the machine hardware name
-p, --processor print the processor type or "unknown"
-i, --hardware-platform print the hardware platform or "unknown"
-o, --operating-system print the operating system
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit
We can also find the kernel version using /proc/version file. (Linux only Command).
1)
anusree@anusree-Inspiron-5547:~$ less /proc/version
Linux version 3.16.0-30-generic (buildd@kissel) (gcc version 4.8.2 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1) ) #40~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 15 17:43:14 UTC 2015
2)
anusree@anusree-Inspiron-5547:~$ more /proc/version
Linux version 3.16.0-30-generic (buildd@kissel) (gcc version 4.8.2 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1) ) #40~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 15 17:43:14 UTC 2015
3)
anusree@anusree-Inspiron-5547:~$ cat /proc/version
Linux version 3.16.0-30-generic (buildd@kissel) (gcc version 4.8.2 (Ubuntu 4.8.2-19ubuntu1) ) #40~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 15 17:43:14 UTC 2015
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