cat /etc/debian_version returns stretch/sid instead of version

8/17/2016

Gerwin Jansen

8/16/2016

So what is your question?

Try hostnamectl instead.

Or cat /etc/issue

8/16/2016

ASKER

I need that cat /etc/debian_version returns version of debian instead of stretch/sid or I need other way of knowing debian version.

Gerwin Jansen

8/16/2016

Tried the 2 suggestions above?

8/16/2016

@Gerwin: /etc/issue is for Ubuntu. Does not work on Debian.
What's hostnamectl got to do with Debian version?

@Taras:

apt-get install lsb_release
lsb_release -a

Result:

Distributor ID: Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 7.9 (wheezy)
Release:        7.9
Codename:       wheezy

HTH,
Dan

Gerwin Jansen

8/16/2016

Hi Dan, about your remark: /etc/issue is for Ubuntu. Does not work on Debian.

It does work on my Debian installation:

root@bpi ~ # cat /etc/issue
Debian GNU/Linux 8 \n \l

And Debian with systemd (https://wiki.debian.org/Debate/initsystem/systemd) has hostnamectl which (without parameters) will show hostname, OS etc.

8/16/2016

You're right. Tested now in Debian 8 and it works.

I've stuck with Debian 7 for my VMs. Don't feel the need for systemd yet...

8/17/2016

ASKER

I do not have root access to the system.
cat /etc/issue does return

Debian GNU/Linux stretch/sid \n \l

8/17/2016

ASKER

Running hostnamectl return

Failed to create bus connection: No such file or directory

8/17/2016

ASKER

What does this stretch/sid even mean?

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8/17/2016

ASKER

That awesome man, thank you!