Checking your Ubuntu Version and command

Posted under » Ubuntu on 2 June 2014

Command to get the version out.

cat /etc/lsb-release
* or * 
lsb_release -a
// if cent or RH
cat /etc/redhat-release

Read this for guide to upgrade.

Ubuntu 17.04 LTS	Zesty Zapus	April 13, 2017	January 2018
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS	Xenial Xerus	April 21, 2016	April 2021 (for details)
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS	Trusty Tahr	July 24, 2014	April 2019 (for details)
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS	Precise Pangolin	Feb 6, 2014	April 2017 (for details)
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS	Lucid Lynx	April 29 2010	April 2013 (Desktop) April 2015 (Server) (for details)
Ubuntu 9.10	Karmic Koala	October 29 2009	April 2011
Ubuntu 9.04	Jaunty Jackalope	April 23 2009	October 2010
Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS	Hardy Heron	January 28 2010	April 2011 (Desktop) April 2013 (Server)
Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS		July 16 2009
Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS		January 22 2009
Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS		July 3 2008
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS		April 24 2008
Ubuntu 6.06.2 LTS	Dapper Drake	January 21 2008	June 2011 (Server)
Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS		August 10 2006 August 16 2006 Sun UltraSPARC
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS		June 1 2006 June 16 2006 Sun SPARC64