The following are how to know the version of some popular Linux Distro:
UBUNTU: "lsb_release -a"
DEBIAN: "cat /etc/debian_version"
SLACKWARE: "cat /etc/slackware-version"
SUSE: "cat /etc/SuSE-release"
REDHAT: "cat /etc/redhat-release"
CENTOS: "cat /etc/redhat-release"
FEDORA: "cat /etc/fedora-release"
GENTOO: "cat /etc/gentoo-release"
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| Linux |
| Basic Linux Commands | |
| cat | Prints the contents of a file |
| cd | Changes directories |
| chmod | Changes file access permissions |
| cp | Copies files |
| du | Prints disk usage |
| emacs | Edits text files |
| find | Finds files by searching |
| gcc | Compiles C/C++/Fortran programs |
| grep | Searches for a string in input |
| less | Filter for paging through output |
| ln | Creates links between files |
| locate | Finds files from an index |
| ls | Lists files in the current directory |
| make | Compiles and installs programs |
| man | Displays manual pages for reading |
| mkdir | Makes directories |
| mv | Moves files |
| ps | Lists processes |
| rm | Deletes files and directories |
| ssh | Connects to other machines using a secure shell connection |
| tail | Prints the last lines of a file |
| top | Prints resource usage |
| vim | Edits text files |
| which | Prints the location of a command |
| xargs | Executes commands from its input |
