How To Check Kali Linux Version

There are many methods to check which version of Kali Linux you are running. Here are 5 ways to check using the Terminal:

Method 1

ankit@hackreveal:~# cat /etc/os-release

Result:

ankit@hackreveal:~# cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME=”Kali GNU/Linux Rolling”
NAME=”Kali GNU/Linux”
ID=kali
VERSION=”2019.3″
VERSION_ID=”2019.3″
VERSION_CODENAME=”kali-rolling”
ID_LIKE=debian
ANSI_COLOR=”1;31″
HOME_URL=”https://www.kali.org/”
SUPPORT_URL=”https://forums.kali.org/”
BUG_REPORT_URL=”https://bugs.kali.org/”

Method 2

ankit@hackreveal:~# hostnamectl

Result:

ankit@hackreveal:~# hostnamectl
Static hostname: kali
Pretty hostname: kali
Icon name: computer-laptop
Chassis: laptop
Machine ID: rw48t8h09009237y83y98y94rf7403i5
Boot ID: nh67t87242hdr78y92802082uo320u34
Operating System: Kali GNU/Linux Rolling
Kernel: Linux 5.2.0-kali2-amd64
Architecture: x86-64

Method 3

ankit@hackreveal:~# cat /etc/issue

Result:

ankit@hackreveal:~# cat /etc/issue
Kali GNU/Linux Rolling \n \l

Method 4

ankit@hackreveal:~# lsb_release -a

Result:

ankit@hackreveal:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Kali
Description: Kali GNU/Linux Rolling
Release: 2019.3
Codename: kali-rolling

Method 5

ankit@hackreveal:~# uname -srm

Result:

ankit@hackreveal:~# uname -srm
Linux 5.2.0-kali2-amd64 x86_64

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