How To Find OpenSuse / SUSE Linux Version

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How To Find OpenSuse / SUSE Linux Version
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How do I find out my Suse Linux / OpenSuse Linux / Suse Enterprise Linux server/desktop version using the command line options?
You need to use the following cat command to find out your SUSE / OpenSuse Linux version. Open a terminal app and type the following command:
$ cat /etc/SuSE-release
Sample Outputs:


SUSE LINUX 10.0  OSS
VERSION = 10.0
Using /etc/os-release file
Another options is to type the following command:
$ cat /etc/os-release
Sample outputs:
NAME="openSUSE Leap"
VERSION="42.3"
ID=opensuse
ID_LIKE="suse"
VERSION_ID="42.3"
PRETTY_NAME="openSUSE Leap 42.3"
ANSI_COLOR="0;32"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:opensuse:leap:42.3"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.opensuse.org"
HOME_URL="https://www.opensuse.org/"
Use lsb_release command
You may need to install a package callee lsb_release using the zypper command:
$ sudo zypper install lsb-release
Sample outputs:
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Resolving package dependencies...

The following NEW package is going to be installed:
  lsb-release

1 new package to install.
Overall download size: 9.2 KiB. Already cached: 0 B. After the operation, additional 16.2 KiB will be used.
Continue? [y/n/...? shows all options] (y): y
Retrieving package lsb-release-2.0-28.3.noarch                                                                                                                                                           (1/1),   9.2 KiB ( 16.2 KiB unpacked)
Retrieving: lsb-release-2.0-28.3.noarch.rpm ................................................................................................................................................................................[done (1.2 KiB/s)]
Checking for file conflicts: ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................[done]
(1/1) Installing: lsb-release-2.0-28.3.noarch ..........................................................................................................................................................................................[done]
Once installed type the following command:
$ lsb_release -a
Sample outputs:
LSB Version: n/a
Distributor ID: openSUSE project
Description: openSUSE Leap 42.3
Release: 42.3
Codename: n/a
Posted by: Vivek

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