Below you can find some tips on how to check Ubuntu version you are currently running. The first place to look for Ubuntu version is to look inside /etc/issue
file. From terminal run command:
$ cat /etc/issue Ubuntu Xenial Xerus \n \l
To obtain a Ubuntu release number check content of/etc/lsb-release
file:
$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=16.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=xenial
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu Xenial Xerus
Additional information regarding Ubuntu version can be found within /etc/os-release
:
$ cat /etc/os-release NAME="Ubuntu" VERSION="16.04 (Xenial Xerus)" ID=ubuntu ID_LIKE=debian PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 16.04" VERSION_ID="16.04" HOME_URL="http://www.ubuntu.com/" SUPPORT_URL="http://help.ubuntu.com/" BUG_REPORT_URL="http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/" UBUNTU_CODENAME=xenial
Furthermore, the following command will provide you with a neat output of your current Ubuntu version:
$ lsb_release -da No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) Release: 16.04 Codename: xenial
Lastly, systemd commandhostnamectl
reveals Ubuntu version along with some other relevant information such as kernel version and more:
$ hostnamectl
Static hostname: linuxconfig
Icon name: computer-desktop
Chassis: desktop
Machine ID: 3b348a19c578436796b717d614b868b1
Boot ID: 1ad07ee4476a466392fc8dfa423e3b11
Operating System: Ubuntu 16.04
Kernel: Linux 4.4.0-18-generic
Architecture: x86-64
from https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-check-ubuntu-version