What Linux Version Am I Running

I’ve googled this likely a few hundred times over the years so it is time to write it down as a blog post. When someone asks you what linux version you run, here are the commands to run:

lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:    Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS
Release:    18.04
Codename:    bionic

and then:

uname -v
#75-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 1 05:24:09 UTC 2019

and then:

uname -r
4.15.0-66-generic

To summarize, give whoever is asking the result of these three commands:

• lsb_release -a
• uname -v
• uname -r