Questions tagged [version]
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How do I find out what version of Linux I'm running?
Is there a way to determine what version (distribution & kernel version, I suppose) of Linux is running (from the command-line), that works on any Linux system?
Daryl Spitzer
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How to find out Mac OS X version from Terminal?
I know how to find Mac OS X version from GUI:
Apple Menu (top left) > About This Mac
Is there a Terminal command that will tell me Mac OS X version?
Željko Filipin
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How do I check version of alpine mail client?
How do I check on a Unix server what version of the Alpine mail client is installed?
I have root access in case that is needed.
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how can I check which version of vim I have installed?
I'm running Mac OS X Snow Leopard. How can I check which version of vim I have installed?
Ideally I'd like to know a general solution for checking software versions via the command line.
Stew
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How can I tell which Google Chrome channel I'm running?
Is there a way from within Google Chrome to know whether I'm running the stable, beta, or dev channel?
I was experiencing problems with recent dev releases and decided to go back to stable. Now I want to make sure it worked.
In "About Google Chrome"…
hippietrail
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What does the number on the visual studio solution icon represent?
Just out of curiosity - what does the number represent? At first I thought it was simply the version/year, because I saw some 10's and some 8's (I have vs 2010 and 2008) but, then why do I have some 9's aswell?
xdumaine
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Find out library version
I want to find out what version of a C library is installed in my system (Ubuntu 12.04). In particular, I'm interested in libnuma. What is the proper way to do it?
cd /usr/lib
ls -l libnuma*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 70312 Feb 8 2012…
iomartin
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How to find out xorg version? or "what's my xorg version?"
ATI docs says i need:
XOrg 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 or 7.6
Xorg -version says:
X.Org X Server 1.11.1.902(1.11.2 RC 2)
[...]
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[...]
xorg-server 2:1.11.1.902-1
gcb
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Why does Windows 7 have a seven in its name?
Windows 7 reports its version as:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
And by my reckoning it was preceded by:
Windows 1.0
Windows 2.0
Windows 3.0 & 3.1
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows…
Cornelius Dol
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How can I determine a .dylib's version info on OS X?
In OS X using either a GUI or CLI tool how can I find out the version info of a given dylib?
HairOfTheDog
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How do I check what version of Java I have installed?
I want to check what version of Java is installed on my PC before installing the latest Java update. How can I do this?
Stevoisiak
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What version of .NET am I running?
In Windows 7, how do I tell what version of the .NET framework I have installed?
In previous operating systems, (i.e. Vista/XP), I was able to go to Add/Remove Programs and it'd show all the versions of .NET Framework installed. With Windows 7, I…
Adam Kane
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How can I determine what version of Windows in the windows.old folder?
I would like to know if there are any files or directory structures that will tell me what was the previous version of Windows that created the windows.old folder.
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How do I determine if an unbootable copy of Windows is a 64-bit or 32-bit installation?
I need to reinstall Windows on a laptop. I have the product key (its on the laptop), and I know it is Windows 7 Home Premium.
I need a way to determine if 64-bit or 32-bit Windows is installed, so that I can download the correct one from Microsoft.…
Zombo
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Where can I see the printer driver version on Windows?
My problem is that the print is OK on one Windows system and bad on anther system. That I will compare the printer driver versions.
Where can i see the driver version of an installed printer driver? I hope there are no large difference between XP,…
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