To get your version of Ubuntu, run either of these commands from a terminal session.
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There are at least two ways to get the Ubuntu version.
Find the Ubuntu Version from the /etc/issue File
List the contents of the /etc/issue
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Note that the contents of the /etc/issue
file is displayed for local terminal logins to Ubuntu. If you don't see Ubuntu version information like that above, then the system administrator may have edited this file. You can try the next method.
Check the Ubuntu Version from the /etc/lsb-release File
Get Ubuntu Version Terminal
Displaying the contents of the /etc/lsb-release
file will tell you the version of Ubuntu you're running.
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These methods were tested on Ubuntu 8.10.