What SuSE Linux Version Do I Have?

Support knowledgebase (welche_version)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: All versions

Situation:

You want to find out exactly what SuSE Linux version and edition you have.

Background:

Only major releases of the SuSE distribution are written on the package or the CD-ROM. However, various editions slightly different from one another are pressed, e.g. because of bug fixes. Therefore, it is important for our support desk to know which version and above all which edition you use.

Solution

YaST and YaST2 display the version and edition number when the package description is read in. For example:
Basis system: SuSE-Linux-i386 6.4.0-1
Source device: SuSE-Linux-FTP-DE-i386 7.0.0-0
In the example above, the installed version is 6.4, second edition. The current installation source is an FTP version 7.0, first edition. The edition number can be determined by adding one (1) to the last figure (the first number in this numbering system is zero).

Alternatively, you can look it up directly on the CD or on an other installation source by entering the following (e.g. if the CD is mounted on /cdrom):

cat /cdrom/suse/setup/descr/info
The output will be similar to:
ELF
MIN_YAST_VERSION 1.05
DIST_STRING      SuSE
DIST_IDENT       SuSE-Linux-i386-6.4.0#1
MIN_DIST_VERSION 6.4
HAS_LIVE_CD=1
You are working with SuSE Linux version 6.4 second edition.

In case you cannot boot Linux, the file suse/setup/descr/info can also be read with DOS, Windows or OS/2.


Keywords: VERSION, SUSE, INFO, CDROM, EDITION, SUSE LINUX

Categories: SuSE

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