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Linux uname Command Tutorial for Beginners (8 Examples)

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Himanshu Arora
May 11, 2018

Regardless of whether you are a system admin, software developer, or a normal Linux user, you may find yourself in a situation where you need some system information like kernel release or version. Well, there exists a built-in command line utility – dubbed uname – that lets you do this.
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