lsb_release

Provides certain LSB (Linux Standard Base) and distribution-specific information.

• Print all available information:

lsb_release -a

• Print a description (usually the full name) of the operating system:

lsb_release -d

• Print only the operating system name (ID), suppressing the field name:

lsb_release -i -s

• Print the release number and codename of the distribution, suppressing the field names:

lsb_release -rcs