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ThinkPad

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[SOLVED] How to check release version

How do I check the Arch Release version (e.g., 2022.12.01) I am on?

I found I can get the kernel version with:

uname -srm

Last edited by ThinkPad (2022-12-02 18:57:42)

skunktrader

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Re: [SOLVED] How to check release version

As soon as you install it and do the initial pacman update, the Arch Release you used to install from is meaningless

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Re: [SOLVED] How to check release version

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cfr

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Re: [SOLVED] How to check release version

$ cat /etc/os-release 
NAME="Arch Linux"
PRETTY_NAME="Arch Linux"
ID=arch
BUILD_ID=rolling
ANSI_COLOR="38;2;23;147;209"
HOME_URL="https://archlinux.org/"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://wiki.archlinux.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://bbs.archlinux.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.archlinux.org/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/privacy-policy/"
LOGO=archlinux-logo

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nl6720

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Re: [SOLVED] How to check release version

If you're asking how to get the version from the live environment, then there's a /version file and the IMAGE_VERSION value in /etc/os-release.

root@archiso ~ # cat /version
2022.12.01

root@archiso ~ # cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Arch Linux"
PRETTY_NAME="Arch Linux"
ID=arch
BUILD_ID=rolling
ANSI_COLOR="38;2;23;147;209"
HOME_URL="https://archlinux.org/"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://wiki.archlinux.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://bbs.archlinux.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.archlinux.org/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/privacy-policy/"
LOGO=archlinux-logo
IMAGE_ID=archlinux
IMAGE_VERSION=2022.12.01

ThinkPad

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Re: [SOLVED] How to check release version

Ah, I guess that was my misunderstanding.

My takeaway is the release is only relevant for the installation media, and can be found in that live environment with:

cat /version
cat /etc/os-release

Marking as solved.

Last edited by ThinkPad (2022-12-02 18:57:25)