How to find which version of Ubuntu/Debian you are running

source: http://www.debianadmin.com/find-your-debian-or-ubuntu-linux-version-you-are-running.html

ou can find in different ways in ubuntu

Solution 1

cat /etc/issue

The file /etc/issue holds the version of Ubuntu installed on your system

Solution 2

lsb_release -a

or

cat /etc/lsb-release

Find Ubuntu Version Number using the Terminal

Solution 1

cat /etc/issue

The file /etc/issue holds the version of Ubuntu installed on your system

Solution 2

lsb_release -a

or

cat /etc/lsb-release

source:

Updating to Subversion 1.6 in Ubuntu 8

Here is a great blog post on how to update to subversion in Ubuntu 8, since apt-get won't update to 1.6 for you.

http://growingventuresolutions.com/blog/installing-subversion-svn-1-6-ubuntu-8-04-lts-hardy