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How do I figure out what version of Ubuntu I have? Is there a command I can use in terminal? Thank you for any help. I am an extreme newbie.

W. J. Dager
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You can use cat /etc/lsb-release

natasha@natasha-M51SE:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS"
Pilot6
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try lsb_release -a. Example:

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Release:    16.04
Codename:   xenial
noleti
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