有如下命令可供参考：
# lsb_release -a
LSB Version: :core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:graphics-3.1-ia32:graphics-3.1-noarch
Distributor ID: centos
Description: CentOS release 5.4 (Final)
Release: 5.4
Codename: Final
此命令适用于所有的linux，包括redhat、SuSE、Debian、Centos等发行版。
root@MyMail ~ # uname
Linux
root@MyMail ~ # uname -r
2.6.18-164.el5
[root@localhost ~]# uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.18-194.el5 #1 SMP Fri Apr 2 14:58:35 EDT 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux