How to Check SuSe Linux Version

This post will guide you how to check the current SUSE Linux version. How do I find out the OpenSUSE/SuSE Linux version via Command Line Interface.

Check SUSE Version

If you are using a SUSE Linux, or OpenSUSE Linux, and you want to know the version of your SUSE Linux. You need to use the cat command to view /etc/SuSE-release file to get the result.
Type the following command:

# cat /etc/SuSE-release

Outputs:

# cat /etc/SuSE-release
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86_64)
VERSION = 12
PATCHLEVEL = 1

Or

# cat /etc/issue

Outputs:

# cat /etc/issue
Welcome to SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 12 (i586) -kernel \r (\l)

Or

# cat /etc/os-release

Outputs:

# cat /etc/os-release
NAME=openSUSE
VERSION="20150612 (Tumbleweed)"
VERSION_ID="20150612"
PRETTY_NAME="openSUSE 20150612 (Tumbleweed) (x86_64)"
ID=opensuse
ANSI_COLOR="0;32"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:20150612"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.opensuse.org"
HOME_URL="https://opensuse.org/"
ID_LIKE="suse"

Or you can also use lsb_release command to get the version of your current OpenSuSE Linux. Type the following command:

$ lsb_release -a

Note: if your system do not install the lsb-release package,you can type the following command to install it. Type:

$ sudo zypper install lsb-release