On Sun, Jul 11, 2004 at 12:12:10AM -0400, Michael S. Dunsavage wrote: > Steven wrote: > >Ok, I know this is a stupid question, but how can you tell what linux > >distribution is install on a computer? > > > cat /etc/proc/version I assume you mean /proc/version. Please tell me which distro this is: [ewilts@pe400 ewilts]$ cat /proc/version Linux version 2.4.21-15.0.3.TL (parsley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 3.2.3 20030502 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.3-34)) #1 Fri Jul 2 11:42:13 EDT 2004 You'd think it was Red Hat Linux, but looking more closely at the kernel version, you see the .TL instead of .EL. It's Tao Linux. The builder also gives a hint (but it's a hint, and not much more than that). Here's the "almost the same" RHEL release: [ewilts@p6000 ewilts]$ cat /proc/version Linux version 2.4.21-15.0.2.EL (bhcompile@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 3.2.3 20030502 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.3-35)) #1 Wed Jun 16 22:51:54 EDT 2004 The short answer is that it's going to be VERY hard to determine which distribution you're running, if it's possible at all. Nothing would stop me from putting a stock kernel on either of my systems and /proc/version is going to be even more wrong. It was certainly not a stupid question, but I don't believe that there is an answer. -- Ed Wilts, RHCE Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
