How to know more about my Linux system

The best way to obtain information about your Linux system is by running the ‘uname’ command with various options. Here are the details of the available options…
Execute ‘uname’ without any options to display the kernel name:
$ uname -s
Linux
Execute ‘uname’ with the -r option to display the kernel release…
$ uname -r
3.8.0-23-generic
Execute ‘uname’ with the -v option to display the kernel version:
$ uname -v
#34-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 29 20:22:58 UTC 2013
Execute ‘uname’ with the -m option to display the machine hardware:
$ uname -m
x86_64
Execute ‘uname’ with the -o option to display the operating system:
$ uname -o
GNU/Linux

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