Distribution
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.. highlight:: bash

Links
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`How To Know Which Linux Distribution You Are Using?`_

Usage
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::

  lsb_release -a

Three different methods::

  cat /proc/version
  cat /etc/issue
  dmesg | head

Debian
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| Debian 7.0 (wheezy)
| Debian 6.0 (squeeze)
| Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny)
| Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)

::

  cat /etc/debian_version


.. _`How To Know Which Linux Distribution You Are Using?`: http://www.howtoforge.com/how_to_find_out_about_your_linux_distribution