Getting your System Name and Information in Ubuntu To check the version of Ubuntu you are running from the command line, you can use one of the following commands: 1. lsb_release -a : This command provides detailed information about the Ubuntu version. lsb_release -a 2. cat /etc/os-release : This command displays the content of the `os-release` file, which contains information about the operating system. cat /etc/os-release 3. cat /etc/lsb-release : This command shows information specific to the Linux Standard Base (LSB) of the operating system. cat /etc/lsb-release 4. cat /etc/issue : This command shows the Ubuntu version information. cat /etc/issue 5. hostnamectl : This command provides information about the system, including the Ubuntu version.    hostnamectl You can use any of these commands to find out which version of Ubuntu you are running.