Check the version of the kernel currently running

Check the version of the kernel currently running

The uname command will give you the version of the kernel. In order to get a more useful output, type

uname -a

This will return : * the hostname * os name * kernel release/version * architecture * etc.

variations

If you only want the kernel version you can type

uname -v

if you only want the kernel release you can type

uname -r