Display System Information on Linux Machine using uname Command

 

   The uname command can be use to display the Linux machine system information.  The example below show the execution of uname command and the output from the uname command that show current system information on the Linux system.

uname command example:

 

[root@fedora ~]# uname -a

Linux fedora.linux.com 2.6.25-14.fc9.i686 #1 SMP Thu May 1 06:28:41 EDT 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

[root@fedora ~]#

 

Output from the example of uname command above display the system information on:

 

Linux machine kernel name:  Linux

Linux machine network node hostname:  fedora.linux.com

Linux machine kernel release:  2.6.25-14.fc9.i686

Linux machine kernel version:  #1 SMP Thu May 1 06:28:41 EDT 2008

Linux machine hardware name:  i686

Linux machine processor type:  i686

Linux machine hardware platform:  i386

Linux machine operating system:  GNU/Linux