[Solved] Get Linux version and name

[AndyGable]

Hi Everyone

Just out of curiosity is there a way in Gambas to get it to display on a label what Linux it is running on and what version the kernel is?

For example I have Debian 12 on my PC's and on my about screen I would like to show something like

"this app is running on Debian 12 (kernal 6.1.0-9-amd64) please let our support people know if you have to call us"

Can this be done with Gambas?

[vuott]

I have Linux Mint... however I would suggest this solution:

Public Sub Main()

  Dim s As String

  s = "Operating System: " & File.Load("/etc/issue.net")
  s &= "Architectue:      " & System.Architecture
  s &= "\nKernel:           " & Scan(File.Load("/proc/version"), "*(*")[0]

  Print s

End

[cogier]

I thought that this was an interesting question. As a result, I discovered that all distros that use Systemd, and that is most distros now, have a useful command called hostnamectl. This produces quite a bit of interesting information. The following code will return the information you are looking for: -

 Dim s1, s2 As String
  
  Shell "hostnamectl | grep System" To s1
  Shell "hostnamectl | grep Kernel" To s2
  Print s1; s2

Output: -
Operating System: Linux Mint 21.2
Kernel: Linux 5.15.0-84-generic

[AndyGable]

I thought that this was an interesting question. As a result, I discovered that all distros that use Systemd, and that is most distros now, have a useful command called hostnamectl. This produces quite a bit of interesting information. The following code will return the information you are looking for: -

 Dim s1, s2 As String
  
  Shell "hostnamectl | grep System" To s1
  Shell "hostnamectl | grep Kernel" To s2
  Print s1; s2

Output: -
Operating System: Linux Mint 21.2
Kernel: Linux 5.15.0-84-generic

Hi

Just a update the above it works well but on my system I had to change it from System to Operating

[sadams54]

Thanks for the info. I was not aware of hostnamectl, you gave me something new to play with.

I thought that this was an interesting question. As a result, I discovered that all distros that use Systemd, and that is most distros now, have a useful command called hostnamectl. This produces quite a bit of interesting information. The following code will return the information you are looking for: -

 Dim s1, s2 As String
  
  Shell "hostnamectl | grep System" To s1
  Shell "hostnamectl | grep Kernel" To s2
  Print s1; s2

Output: -
Operating System: Linux Mint 21.2
Kernel: Linux 5.15.0-84-generic

Hi

Just a update the above it works well but on my system I had to change it from System to Operating

[BruceSteers]

I thought that this was an interesting question. As a result, I discovered that all distros that use Systemd, and that is most distros now, have a useful command called hostnamectl. This produces quite a bit of interesting information. The following code will return the information you are looking for: -

 Dim s1, s2 As String
  
  Shell "hostnamectl | grep System" To s1
  Shell "hostnamectl | grep Kernel" To s2
  Print s1; s2

Output: -
Operating System: Linux Mint 21.2
Kernel: Linux 5.15.0-84-generic

Hi

Just a update the above it works well but on my system I had to change it from System to Operating

Really?
hostnamectl | grep System does not work for you?

[AndyGable]

I thought that this was an interesting question. As a result, I discovered that all distros that use Systemd, and that is most distros now, have a useful command called hostnamectl. This produces quite a bit of interesting information. The following code will return the information you are looking for: -

 Dim s1, s2 As String
  
  Shell "hostnamectl | grep System" To s1
  Shell "hostnamectl | grep Kernel" To s2
  Print s1; s2

Output: -
Operating System: Linux Mint 21.2
Kernel: Linux 5.15.0-84-generic

Hi

Just a update the above it works well but on my system I had to change it from System to Operating

Really?
hostnamectl | grep System does not work for you?

No not on Debian 12

[vuott]

I have Debian 12 on my PC

I modified the code in my suggestion above.
Can you test it with your Debian 12 ?
Thank you.

[BruceSteers]

Hi

Just a update the above it works well but on my system I had to change it from System to Operating

Really?
hostnamectl | grep System does not work for you?

No not on Debian 12

It's working fine on my debian 12

How about this...

Code: Select all

lsb_release -ds 2>/dev/null; uname -sr

Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Linux 6.1.0-12-amd64


Or with gambas...

Dim sSystem, sKernel As String
   
 Shell "lsb_release -ds 2>/dev/null" To sSystem
 Shell "uname -sr" To sKernel
 
Print sSystem, sKernel

[Technopeasant]

A bit of a shame that this is not implemented here.

https://gambaswiki.org/wiki/comp/gb/system

Seems it can tell you it is Linux, but not what exact distro and version of Linux.