On 1/18/06, Raj Shekhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There are a gazillion ways to check your distro version - the easiest
> one being that the previous sysadmin or the box owner tells you.
> Sometimes that is not possible. /etc/issue.net is *one* of the ways to
> find the distribution - though not
There are a gazillion ways to check your distro version - the easiest
one being that the previous sysadmin or the box owner tells you.
Sometimes that is not possible. /etc/issue.net is *one* of the ways to
find the distribution - though not the only one.
Cheers
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Mithun Bhattacharya wrote:
> What I have been saying is that to know specifically which version of a
> distribution is installed just follow the strategy which the
> distribution uses to determine version.
>
> RedHat : /etc/redhat-release
> Fedora :
--- Mayank Jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Certainly it might now work on all platforms & its just the BASH
> version, but atleast it allows identification of a stock RH/Fedora
> installation. Likewise, /etc/issue.net can be changed anytime, but
> atleast it allows you to identify a system "in
On 1/17/06, Mithun Bhattacharya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ set | grep BASH_VERSINFO
> > BASH_VERSINFO=([0]="3" [1]="1" [2]="5" [3]="1" [4]="release"
> > [5]="i486-pc-linux-gnu")
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
>
> Seems some of you guys dont read the obvious thing which is the
> v
--- nipra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ set | grep BASH_VERSINFO
> BASH_VERSINFO=([0]="3" [1]="1" [2]="5" [3]="1" [4]="release"
> [5]="i486-pc-linux-gnu")
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
Seems some of you guys dont read the obvious thing which is the
variable name - it is Bash versio
Hi,
On 1/16/06, Raj shekhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> in infinite wisdom Mayank Jain spoke thus on 01/16/06 14:49:
>
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] set | grep BASH_VERSINFO
> > BASH_VERSINFO=([0]="3" [1]="00" [2]="14" [3]="1" [4]="release"
> > [5]="i386-redhat-linux-gnu")
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> does
in infinite wisdom Mayank Jain spoke thus on 01/16/06 14:49:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] set | grep BASH_VERSINFO
> BASH_VERSINFO=([0]="3" [1]="00" [2]="14" [3]="1" [4]="release"
> [5]="i386-redhat-linux-gnu")
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
does this work on debian flavors ?
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> On Sun, Jan 08, 2006 at 05:14:01PM -0800, Brian Street wrote:
> > hello svlugers,
> >
> > This is a stupid question, or it seems so to me, but I don't know
> how
> > to answer it.
> >
> > If I know a system has linux installed but don't know what flavor,
> how
> > can I tell which it is (ie. S
On 1/16/06, Mithun Bhattacharya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Jan 08, 2006 at 05:14:01PM -0800, Brian Street wrote:
> > > hello svlugers,
> > >
> > > This is a stupid question, or it seems so to me, but I don't know
> > how
> > > to answer it.
> > >
> > > If I know a system has linux ins
Original Message
Subject: Re: [svlug] How to tell which flavor of Linux is installed?
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 20:43:28 -0500
From: stripes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Brian Street <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Brian,
Check /etc/issue.ne
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