this might sound trivial, but there are multiple approaches:
# for (theoretically every) Debian, but not every Debian based system: cat /etc/debian_version 11.3 # for Debian 10 and prior hostnamectl|grep Op Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) # for Debian 11 and higher lsb_release -d Description: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) # get kernel version (sometimes also includes hints to the distribution) uname -a Linux hostname 5.4.106-1-pve #1 SMP PVE 5.4.106-1 (Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:08:47 +0100) x86_64 GNU/Linux # yes Debian is running conservative mode on kernel updates # it has it's pros and cons uname -a Linux hostname 5.10.0-14-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.113-1 (2022-04-29) x86_64 GNU/Linux
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