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title: Checking the Current OS Version and Host
slug: kronpam-support-and-maintenance-guides/checking-the-current-os-version-and-host
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createdAt: 2024-07-24T10:28:09.816Z
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Use the following command to get the current OS version and host-related information.

`[root@kronpam~]# hostnamectl `
`Static hostname: vm-centos7.krontech 
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`Icon name: computer-vm 
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`Chassis: vm 
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`Machine ID: 3e0b22946bb24549aaa4be57897679f8 
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`Boot ID: 5355453e63b14d4eb77211658b488b1f 
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`Virtualization: kvm 
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`Operating System: CentOS Linux 7 (Core) 
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`CPE OS Name: cpe:/o:centos:centos:7 
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`Kernel: Linux 3.10.0-1062.9.1.el7.x86_64 
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`Architecture: x86-64 `

Use the following command to get build info of the installed OS.

`[root@kronpam~]#``  uname -a  `

`Linux vm-centos7.krontech 3.10.0-1062.9.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Dec 6 15:49:49 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux`