In this article, we will look into 3 easy ways to check/find OpenSUSE Linux version. You can find two important files in OpenSUSE Linux version i.e /etc/os-release and /usr/lib/os-release which contains all the information about the OS. You can simply open the file with cat command and check the release version. Other important tools that you can use is lsb-release and hostnamectl. You will find both of the utilities installed by default in recent OpenSUSE distribution hence you don't have to install them separately. Both of the tools are explained below in detail.

Easy Ways to Check/Find OpenSUSE Linux Version

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Method 1: Check/Find OpenSUSE Version from /etc/os-release file

First method that you can use to check the OpenSUSE version is through file /etc/os-release. If you open the file using cat /etc/os-release command then you can get the complete information about OpenSUSE.

Below important information you can get from /etc/os-release file.

Name : A string which identifies the operating system without version component.

Version : A string identifies the version of the operating system without any os information.

ID : A string identifies the operating system without any version information.

ID_LIKE : It is a list of identifiers which identifies the operating system.

VERSION_ID : A string which identifies the version of the operating system.

PRETTY_NAME : A user friendly OS name.

ANSI_COLOR : User friendly color used to show the OS name.

CPE_NAME : It is a CPE name for OS in URI Binding Syntax.

BUG_REPORT : It shows the Bug Reporting Page URL.

HOME_URL : It shows the home page of the Operating System.

Method 2: Check/Find OpenSUSE Version Using lsb-release Utility

Another important method is through lsb-release command where one can check the OpenSUSE version by using lsb-release -a command as shown below. More can be checked on lsb-release Man Page.

Below are the important information provided by the lsb-release output:-

LSB Version : A string displays the version of lsb-release utility.

Distributor ID : A string displays the ID of distributor.

Description : A string displays the OS distribution name and version.

Release : It displays the release version of OS.

Codename : It displays the codename of the current operating system.

You can also check all the available options of lsb-release using lsb-release -h command as shown below.

localhost:~ # lsb-release -h
lsb-release v3.1 prints certain LSB (Linux Standard Base) and
Distribution information.

Usage: lsb-release [OPTION]...
With no OPTION specified defaults to -v.

Options:
-v, --version
Display the version of the LSB specification against which the distribution is compliant.
-i, --id
Display the string id of the distributor.
-d, --description
Display the single line text description of the distribution.
-r, --release
Display the release number of the distribution.
-c, --codename
Display the codename according to the distribution release.
-a, --all
Display all of the above information.
-s, --short
Use short output format for information requested by other options (or version if none).
-h, --help
Display this message.

Method 3: Check/Find OpenSUSE Version Using hostnamectl utility

You can also use another useful utility called hostnamectl to check the OpenSUSE Linux version as shown in below figure. Here you can get other important information like Server hostname, Chassis, Machine ID, Kernel version, architecture type etc.

You can also check all the available options of hostnamectl using hostnamectl -h command as shown below.

localhost:~ # hostnamectl -h
hostnamectl [OPTIONS...] COMMAND ...

Query or change system hostname.

-h --help Show this help
--version Show package version
--no-ask-password Do not prompt for password
-H --host=[USER@]HOST Operate on remote host
-M --machine=CONTAINER Operate on local container
--transient Only set transient hostname
--static Only set static hostname
--pretty Only set pretty hostname

Commands:
status Show current hostname settings
set-hostname NAME Set system hostname
set-icon-name NAME Set icon name for host
set-chassis NAME Set chassis type for host
set-deployment NAME Set deployment environment for host
set-location NAME Set location for host

 

 

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