# Check the version of the kernel currently running

The `uname` command will give you the version of the kernel. In order to get a more useful output, type

    uname -a

This will return : the hostname os name kernel release/version architecture * etc.

### variations

If you only want the kernel version you can type

    uname -v

if you only want the kernel release you can type

    uname -r

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