How to display the version of you Linux kernel

this howto will display your linux kernel version, who compiled it, what compiled it, and when it was compiled.

Steps

 * Method 1
 * 1) Execute: cat /proc/version
 * 2) Example output
 * 3) *Linux version 2.6.10-xylophone (root@zymos) (gcc version 3.2.2 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)) #15 Tue Mar 15 01:35:09 EST 2005

The kernel version of the currently-running kernel can be viewed with:
 * Method 2
 * Execute: uname -r

The full kernel details, including date & time of compilation, can be viewed with:
 * Execute: uname -a


 * Method 3
 * A less desciptive way of displaying you kernel version is:
 * 1) Execute: kernelversion
 * the Output: 2.6

=See Also=
 * Linux
 * Linux Kernel
 * How to upgrade Ubuntu kernel

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