Check your Ubuntu Version from command line

There are several commands that you can use to find out what version of Ubuntu you are running. The lsb_release utility displays LSB (Linux Standard Base) information about the Linux distribution.

Use the lsb_release -a command to display the Ubuntu version.

$ lsb_release -a

Then the following output will display and its showing Ubuntu version as 18.04

No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS Release: 18.04 Codename: bionic

Instead of printing all of the above information, you can display the description line, which shows your Ubuntu version passing the -d switch.

$ lsb_release -d

Then you will see the output as below only displaying description.

Description: Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS

Check your Ubuntu Version from command line

Published on: 19/11/2021, 4:38 AM