On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 7:35 PM, Steve <sstevev@juno.com> wrote:
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> I think I need to find a source of reading material, so I can understand the terms and phrases. How do you know where to find the distro I'm using.
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Steve,
"distro" is short for "Distribution" and only referes to the name of
the Linux operating system (OS) you are using and what version. For
example "Ubuntu 10.04"...
If you open a terminal and type the following
cat /etc/issue
It should report the OS and version. Also, you can determine your
version of Linux Kernel (which is the core of every linux OS) by
typing
uname -a
What can be handy for determining new linux terms and searching for
linux-specific information is by typing 'www.google.com/linux' into
your browser address bar. Then searching for what you are looking
for. For example, typing 'distro' into the search box
@google.com/linux returns the following as the second result:
--Linux distribution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Linux distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like operating
systems built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions (often
called distros for ...--
As another example, taking the question you asked and plugging it into
the google.com/linux search box (i.e., How do you know where to find
the distro I'm using) returns the following terminal command from the
first hit:
$ cat /etc/*-release
(you might be starting to realize, also, that there are often many
ways to acomplish the same thing in Linux, though each way typically
provides its own unique sets of extra information)
Note, I'm not at all trying to discourage you from asking questions.
Do ask away as that is what *I think* this list is for. Just trying
to share one of the things I have found most useful in resolving some
of my more complicated confusions. :) Even so, google answers can be
confusing and/or misleading at times.
Cheers, and hope that information helps ~Chris
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