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

Try:

cat /etc/lsb-release

You can also try

lsb_release -a

Or:

cat /proc/version

Answer 2

trying this way is an interesting one and less restrictive than lsb-release.

$ cat /etc/*-release