Various useful tips for using Ubuntu.

How to check the installed Ubuntu version with the command line. Use this command to check the installed version of the Ubuntu distribution. 4.4 Sat Mar 07 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=18.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=bionic DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS"4.4 Sat Mar 07 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=18.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=bionic DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu…

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How to find the Ubuntu version using the command line terminal.

The lsb_release -a command will print the Ubuntu version to the terminal. This is how you find out information about your Ubuntu installation. ubuntu@ip-172-31-20-16:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trustyubuntu@ip-172-31-20-16:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor…

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