ugnvs
7 December 2024 09:53
1
I never could (or bothered to) memorize those filenames which contain Ubuntu Mate version information. Luckily there is easy way to extract info from these files:
ugnvs@pc:~$ cat /etc/*release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=22.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=jammy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS"
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="22.04"
VERSION="22.04.5 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)"
VERSION_CODENAME=jammy
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
UBUNTU_CODENAME=jammy
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Nice tip, @ugnvs !
$ tail -n +1 /etc/*release
==> /etc/lsb-release <==
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=22.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=jammy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS"
==> /etc/os-release <==
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="22.04"
VERSION="22.04.5 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)"
VERSION_CODENAME=jammy
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
UBUNTU_CODENAME=jammy
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ugnvs
7 December 2024 18:23
3
Thank you for the tip @ricmarques ! And yet another trick:
$ grep . /etc/*release
/etc/lsb-release:DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
/etc/lsb-release:DISTRIB_RELEASE=22.04
/etc/lsb-release:DISTRIB_CODENAME=jammy
/etc/lsb-release:DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS"
/etc/os-release:PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS"
/etc/os-release:NAME="Ubuntu"
/etc/os-release:VERSION_ID="22.04"
/etc/os-release:VERSION="22.04.5 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)"
/etc/os-release:VERSION_CODENAME=jammy
/etc/os-release:ID=ubuntu
/etc/os-release:ID_LIKE=debian
/etc/os-release:HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
/etc/os-release:SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
/etc/os-release:BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
/etc/os-release:PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
/etc/os-release:UBUNTU_CODENAME=jammy
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Norm24
18 December 2024 19:33
5
Or you could install hardinfo.
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tkn
18 December 2024 21:06
6
or use mate-system-monitor
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tkn
18 December 2024 21:19
7
cat /etc/*release
The striking coincidence is that I always use the exact same syntax for exactly the same reson
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A very similar alternative - that shows which content comes from which "/etc/*release" file - is the following: