How to Check Ubuntu Version
First, select Activities in the top left corner. In the search bar, enter Settings and click on the icon once it appears in the results. In the System Settings window, click on the Details tab.
While writing we ran into the question “How do I check the version of Ubuntu?”.
A user account with sudo privilegesAccess to the command-line/terminal windowA version of Java.
You might be thinking “How to check which version of Ubuntu you have installed?”
Other Ubuntu LTS releases include: Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) which has an end of life in April 2021Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr).
Another question we ran across in our research was “How do I Check my Ubuntu version?”.
The preferred method to check your Ubuntu version is to use the lsb_release utility, which displays LSB (Linux Standard Base) information about the Linux distribution. This method will work no matter which desktop environment or Ubuntu version you are running . Follow the steps below to check the Ubuntu version from the command line :.
A system running UbuntuAccess to a user account with sudo or root privilegesA terminal window/command line ( Ctrl – Alt – T ).
Check Ubuntu Version from Graphical Interface 1 First, select Activities in the top left corner. 2 In the search bar, enter Settings and click on the icon once it appears in the results. 3 In the System Settings window, click on the Details tab.
What version of Ubuntu Am I running?
As you can see in the screenshot, our system is running Ubuntu 18.04. There are several command options we can choose for a Ubuntu version check. Some show the version directly and others give more Ubuntu description information. First, open your terminal (CTRL + ALT + T) and then proceed.
Another query we ran across in our research was “What are the best versions of Ubuntu?”.
Ubuntu 20.04 is the best version of Ubuntu yet, with a lot of improvements over the older LTS versions. This has a very nice Gnome desktop with a lovely dark theme for night time use.
How do I check if Ubuntu is using GNOME?
Gnome is the default desktop environment in Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver). Previous versions of Ubuntu used Unity as the default desktop environment. Follow the steps below to check your Ubuntu version if you are using Gnome: Open the system settings window by clicking on the Settings icon, as shown in the image below:.