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=Kernel Configuration=
=Kernel Runtime Configuration=


Kernel configuration at runtime is obtained with {{Internal|sysctl|sysctl}}
Kernel configuration at runtime is obtained with {{Internal|sysctl|sysctl}}

Revision as of 16:58, 8 June 2017

Internal

Overview

uname -a provides the information. Specifically, it provides the kernel name, version and release.

The kernel version actually means when the kernel was built.

The kernel release is the version string as generally understood.

Kernel Version

uname -v
#2 SMP Wed Sep 10 06:10:25 PDT 2014

Kernel Release

uname -r
3.8.13-44.1.1.el6uek.x86_64

Kernel Runtime Configuration

Kernel configuration at runtime is obtained with

sysctl