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4 Ways to Check CentOS or RHEL Version

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Aaron Kili
Jun 6, 2018

Tecmint: Do you know the version of CentOS/RHEL release you are running on your server? Why is this even important? There are several reasons to keep this information in mind: to quickly gather information about your system; keep up with bug fixes and security updates, and configure correct software repositories for a specific release, among others.
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