Internal: How to find the Linux kernel and glibc versions on your machine
Help Article Update 2
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Starting with IDL 6.3, Exelis VIS will begin supporting Linux distributions with specific kernel and glibc versions, to reach a broader spectrum of Linux customers.
IDL 6.3 running on the Linux operating system will be supported on the following hardware:
Intel/AMD x86 32-bit
Intel/AMD x86_64 64-bit
With the following kernel and glibc versions:
Kernel version 2.4.x
Kernel version 2.6.x
glibc version 2.3.x
This Help Article will help you to determine which kernel and glibc versions your system is using.
To determine the Linux kernel version, type the following at the shell command prompt:
username@machine> uname -a
Linux test_machine1 2.4.21-4.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Oct 3 17:52:56 EDT 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
In this example, the Linux kernel version is 2.4.21-4.
To obtain the Linux glibc version, type the following at the shell command prompt:
username@machine> rpm -q glibc
glibc-2.3.2-95.3
Two alternative methods to obtain glibc version information:
username@machine> /lib/libc.so.6 | head -1
GNU C Library stable release version 2.3.2, by Roland McGrath et al.
username@machine> getconf GNU_LIBC_VERSION
glibc 2.3.2
If you are using a RedHat Linux distribution, you can find the RedHat release by typing:
usename@machine> cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Linux release 9 (Shrike)