How to get Linux distribution name and version?

Question

In Windows I read the registry key SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\ProductName to get the full name and version of the OS.

But in Linux, th

Answer 1

1. cat release file to display Linux distro version

   $ cat /etc/*-release
   

2. lsb_release will return Linux distribution name and version

   $ lsb_release -a 
   

3. hostnamectl will return Linux distribution name and version

   $ hostnamectl
   

4. To print certain system information

   $ uname -a
   or 
     -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 (non-portable)
     -i, --hardware-platform  print the hardware platform (non-portable)
     -o, --operating-system   print the operating system
   

5. To find out Static hostname, Chassis, Mchine ID, Virtualization, OS, Kernel, Architecture

   $ cat /proc/version