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Re: [LUG] kernel version

 

On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:19:13 +0100
Simon Waters <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ben Goodger wrote:
> > 
> >> use "uname" (it takes various switches... -a is a good one). To find out
> >> what kernel versions you have installed, it's generally a good bet to
> >> look in /lib/modules and see what subdirectories are present.
> > 
> > I've actually never done that... I look at grub.conf :)
> 
> Me, I look in "dpkg -l"
> 
> As for the running kernel version, I use /proc/version, guess it depends
> who you trust to know the kernel version best ;)
> 
> 
Well, I have found the kernel version using uname -v and I get the same
result looking in /lib/modules.

I don't seem to have dpkg.

/proc/version is an empty file. 

I don't seem to have grub.conf.

Anyway, thanks for the help, I now know my kernel version.

Neil Winchurst

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