Sometimes the user of a personal computer needs to know the version of the operating system or platform that is installed on his PC. You can also define it by its appearance, but the themes that many like so much are completely misleading. The design of Windows XP may be similar to Windows Vista or Windows Seven, and Windows Seven may be similar in appearance to a system of the Linux family. To clear up this confusion, use the tips in this article.
It is necessary
Everest Ultimate Edition software, System Properties applet, command line
Instructions
Step 1
To determine the Windows family platform, go to the System Properties applet. Right-click on the "My Computer" icon, select "Properties" from the drop-down context menu. "My Computer" is located on the desktop or in the "Start" menu. If it is absent, you can start "System Properties" in an alternative way: click the "Start" menu, select "Control Panel", in the window that opens, double-click on the "System" icon. In the window that opens, you will see the name of the operating system. If the system name contains the full name of the service pack, then the platform is 32-bit, otherwise it is 64-bit.
Step 2
Also, the platform of the Windows family can be determined using the Everest program. After starting the program, select the "Operating system" section, then the "Operating system" item, then "Operating system properties", then "OS kernel type". This line contains a value that ends in N-bit. The number indicated instead of the letter N will indicate the system capacity.
Step 3
In operating systems of the Linux family, everything is much simpler. It is enough to call the command line, and then enter the following value: cat `ls / etc / * {-, _} {release, version} 2> / dev / null | head -n 1`.
