Lite Version Information - Printable Version

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Lite Version Information - mjwilliamsmj - 04-07-2014

Linux Novice!
How can I identify what version of Linux Lite I have installed?

I have tried many of the commands on other Linux forums, but the results are always about Ubuntu.
Is there a way to tell if I am using Linux Lite 1.0.6 or 1.0.8?

Re: Lite Version Information - Wirezfree - 04-07-2014

(04-07-2014, 03:35 PM)mjwilliamsmj link Wrote:Linux Novice!
How can I identify what version of Linux Lite I have installed?

I have tried many of the commands on other Linux forums, but the results are always about Ubuntu.
Is there a way to tell if I am using Linux Lite 1.0.6 or 1.0.8?

Hello and Welcome,

The one I use gives everything, but look at the last line

Code:
cat /etc/lsb-release

David

Re: Lite Version Information - mjwilliamsmj - 04-07-2014

Result of the command:

michael@eMachine-LL:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS"
michael@eMachine-LL:~$

The last line identifies as:
Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS (Precise Pangolin) - Ubuntu Releases

So I do not see where the Linux Lite information is identified.

Re: Lite Version Information - Wirezfree - 04-07-2014

(04-07-2014, 04:39 PM)mjwilliamsmj link Wrote:Result of the command:

michael@eMachine-LL:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS"
michael@eMachine-LL:~$

The last line identifies as:
Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS (Precise Pangolin) - Ubuntu Releases

So I do not see where the Linux Lite information is identified.

Hi,

I'm confused, I'm sure I've not edited anything..??

Code:
wirezfree@asus-lili:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu

DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04

DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise

DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Lite 1.0.8"

wirezfree@asus-lili:~$

O.K.. will need another option

Re: Lite Version Information - Wirezfree - 04-07-2014

How about Old Skool ...

Menu > System > System Information and click "Summary"... 3rd line down

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Re: Lite Version Information - mjwilliamsmj - 04-07-2014

And the system response (still identifies as Ubuntu), I did get a bunch of updates last night - maybe they changed the system information!

-Computer-
Processor : Intel® Celeron® CPU 2.66GHz
Memory : 1477MB (365MB used)
Operating System : Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS
User Name : michael (Michael John Williams)
Date/Time : Mon 07 Apr 2014 02:06:05 PM EDT
-Display-
Resolution : 1600x900 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Unknown
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
-Multimedia-
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA VIA VT82xx
-Input Devices-
Power Button
Sleep Button
Power Button
AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
ImExPS/2 Generic Explorer Mouse
HDA VIA VT82xx Line
HDA VIA VT82xx Front Mic
HDA VIA VT82xx Rear Mic
HDA VIA VT82xx Front Headphone
HDA VIA VT82xx Line-Out
-Printers-
No printers found
-SCSI Disks-
ATA HDS722580VLAT20
HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NP20
eM Bay Reader
eM Bay Reader
eM Bay Reader
eM Bay Reader

Re: Lite Version Information - gold_finger - 04-07-2014

@ mjwilliamsmj,

Strange. Just checked both versions with VirtualBox using the "System Information" program and got same results as Wirezfree -- it showed Linux Lite 1.0.8 and 1.0.6 respectively.

So, I ran this command in a terminal to see what kernel was used in each version:

Code:
uname -a

The version 1.0.8 used a kernel beginning with "3.8.0 ... -generic". The 1.0.6 version had kernel beginning with "3.2.0 ... -generic". Run that command and see if yours starts with either "3.8..." or "3.2...". That should tell you what you have.

Re: Lite Version Information - mjwilliamsmj - 04-07-2014

Tried uname -a with the following result:

3.2.0-40-generic-pae

I knew that I had installed Linux Lite 1.0.6, but the question was how to identify later.
There is also no information on 32-bit versus 64-bit. I had used the 32-bit version.

I am beginning to think the system update that I executed last night replaced the Linux-Lite identification strings with Ubuntu identification.
This will leave the default desktop background as the only indicator of what system is installed.

Re: Lite Version Information - gold_finger - 04-08-2014

That same command will also show either x86_64 (for 64-bit version), or i686 (for 32-bit version).

Just peeked at the System Info program and it also lists those under the "Operating System" category.

You're probably right that something got changed during an update -- but I don't know what that might be.

Re: Lite Version Information - Scott(0) - 04-08-2014

Hi. I think the (/etc/issue) and (/etc/lsb-release) files were replaced during an update. See below.

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Here's the original contents of those files:

Linux Lite 1.0.6 - /etc/lsb-release

Code:
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu

DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04

DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise

DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Lite 1.0.6"

Linux Lite 1.0.6 - /etc/issue

Code:
Linux Lite 1.0.6 LTS \n \l

Linux Lite 1.0.8 - /etc/lsb-release

Code:
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu

DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04

DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise

DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Lite 1.0.8"

Linux Lite 1.0.8 - /etc/issue

Code:
Linux Lite 1.0.8 LTS \n \l