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Malabarba
Asked: 2010-10-16 13:44:21 +0800 CST

How can I identify what version of ubuntu is installed in a specific partition?

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I have two versions of ubuntu installed on my laptop 10.04 and 9.10. They are installed on separate partitions (let's say /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda2 respectively), but I forgot which is which. I'm now booting through liveCD (I'm troubleshooting a grub issue), but I need to know which partition contains the lucid install.

I have full access to the contents of each partition, so it must be easy to find out. I just don't know which file to look into.

live-cd partitioning

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    The contents of /etc/lsb-release should give you the information you need.

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  2. The other option is /etc/issue

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