How can I find the version of the Fedora I use?

Question

sudo find /etc | xargs grep -i fedora > searchFedora

gives:

/etc/netplug.d/netplug: # At least on Fedora Core 1
...

But see the Fedora version in the /etc/netplug.d/netplug file. Is it serious?

Dave_Grant_40581 · Answer

cat /etc/issue

Or cat /etc/fedora-release as suggested by @Bruce ONeel

Bruce_ONeel_64079 · Answer

You can also try /etc/redhat-release or /etc/fedora-release:

cat /etc/fedora-release 
Fedora release 7 (Moonshine)

stephen_mulcahy_6994 · Answer

You could try

lsb_release -a

which works on at least Debian and Ubuntu (and since it's LSB, it should surely be on most of the other mainstream distros at least). http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/sourceforge/l/ls/lsb/lsb_release-1.0-1.i386.html suggests it's been around quite a while.

user_8410478 · Answer

cat /etc/*release

It's universal for almost any major distribution.

mouviciel_45249 · Answer

What about uname -a ?

user_13432528 · Answer

You can simply run this command to get the version number:

rpm -E %fedora

output:

Admin · Answer

uname -a works with my fc11

user_6671460 · Answer

use commmand , screenfetch output format info.