lsb_release Command Examples

Get LSB (Linux Standard Base) and distribution-specific information. More information: https://manned.org/lsb_release.

• Print all available information:

lsb_release {{[-a|--all]}}

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

lsb_release {{[-d|--description]}}

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

lsb_release {{[-is|--id --short]}}

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

lsb_release {{[-rcs|--release --codename --short]}}