check Linux Version and System Information

Get and display all system information on Linux machine:

[root@fedora ~]# uname -a

Linux fedora.linux.com 2.6.25-14.fc9.i686 #1 SMP Thu May 1 06:28:41 EDT 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

[root@fedora ~]#

Get and display the Linux kernel name:

[root@fedora ~]# uname

Linux

[root@fedora ~]#

or

[root@fedora ~]# uname -s

Linux

[root@fedora ~]#

Get and display Linux hostname or node name:

[root@fedora ~]# uname -n

fedora.linux.com

[root@fedora ~]#

Get and display Linux kernel release or could be use to check kernel version name :

[root@fedora ~]# uname -r

2.6.25-14.fc9.i686

[root@fedora ~]#

Get and display Linux kernel version:

[root@fedora ~]# uname -v 

#1 SMP Thu May 1 06:28:41 EDT 2008

[root@fedora ~]#

Get and display Linux machine hardware name:

[root@fedora ~]# uname -m

i686

[root@fedora ~]#

Get and display Linux processor name:

[root@fedora ~]# uname -p

i686

[root@fedora ~]#

Get and display Linux hardware platform:

[root@fedora ~]# uname -i

i386

[root@fedora ~]#

Get and display Linux operating system name:

[root@fedora ~]# uname -o

GNU/Linux