Ubuntu Kernel Version Command

Every six months, a new version of the operating system comes out, complete with new software. New software is added in every release, then frozen. As a result, new major updates are put off till the next version of Ubuntu. This hinders users from getting the latest Linux kernel version in Ubuntu.

Ubuntu Get Kernel Version Command Line
Ubuntu Kernel Version Command Line
Ubuntu Kernel Version Command List
Ubuntu Kernel Version Command Line

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Which commands will give me information about following using Terminal?

Kernel Version
Distribution version no.
All partition size of the HDD

Ketan Patel

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uname -a for all information regarding the kernel version,
uname -r for the exact kernel version
lsb_release -afor all information related to the Ubuntu version,
lsb_release -r for the exact version
sudo fdisk -l for partition information with all details.
_{For more understandable information regarding paritions, please use commands given in other answers.}

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Commands:

Kernel Version:
Distribution version number:
All partition sizes of the HDD in Terminal: Red alert 2 game free.

Example:

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MrVaykadjiMrVaykadji

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Kernel version is:

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Ubuntu release version is:

All partition size of the HDD in Terminal

replace ext4 with your FS type if it's not so

With respect to the marked as answer post:

Not correct uname -a return all not just kernel version also lsb_release -a return all not only Ubuntu version moreover sudo fdisk -l return the block numbers and size and not human readable information

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Open terminal. Just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command below.

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Ubuntu Get Kernel Version Command Line

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