How do I determine the Operating System version and the version of libc, glibc, or XFree86 that I have running on my Linux machine?

I would like to determine the Operating System version and the version of libc, glibc, or XFree86 that I have running on my Linux machine.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

You can find out the Operating System version you have on your Linux machine by executing the following command:

 cat /proc/version

The following command should tell you the version of glibc that you have running on your system:

 rpm -q glibc

For example, if the version number is 2.3.4, this command will output a version number similar to the following:

 glibc-2.3.4-23.4

You can also run the following command to determine your glibc version.

 /lib/libc.so.6

When run as a program, this command will produce several lines of output. The version number is in the first line, and will look like the following: "2.1.2", "2.1.3", or "2.2.3" etc.

Also, to get the version of XFree86 running, you can execute the following command when sitting directly at the machine:

 xdpyinfo | grep vendor