uname -a doesn't show linux distribution version

Question

I try to know the linux distribution version of a remote linux machine. After trying several commands, I still can't identify the linux distribution version

$ uname -a
Linux server1 2.6.18 #1 Thu Jan 11 21:34:48 CET 2007 i686 athlon-4 i386 GNU/Linux

$ cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.6.18 (root@server1) (gcc version 3.4.6) #1 Thu Jan 11 21:34:48 CET 2007


$ cat /etc/issue
Welcome to \s \r (\l)

$ lsb_release -a
-sh: lsb_release: command not found

$ cat /etc/*-release
cat: /etc/*-release: No such file or directory

what can I do to know its linux distribution(i.e, redhat or debian or anything else?)

You may take a look at /etc/issue (if it has not been modified, it will normally have the OS name in it). — zeppelin, Feb 07 '17 at 13:33
@UlrichSchwarz the link you provided can't solve the problem — lily, Feb 07 '17 at 15:18

Mc Kernel · Answer 1 · 2017-02-07T11:13:33.953

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Try with it:

cat /etc/*-release

edited Feb 07 '17 at 11:13

answered Feb 07 '17 at 11:12

Mc Kernel

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I tried, don't you see? – lily Feb 07 '17 at 11:12
sorry, answer edited, try again – Mc Kernel Feb 07 '17 at 11:13
it doesn't work – lily Feb 07 '17 at 12:51

uname -a doesn't show linux distribution version

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