As you aware, it is essential to upgrade Linux Kernel whenever this is an update available. Most of the updates fix the critical security vulnerabilities and other bugs fix.
In our previous article, we have explained how can you upgrade your Linux Kernel to latest version (for CentOS and Red Hat servers). Once it is installed, it is essential to verify that your server is booted using the new Kernel. The following command works with all Linux distributions i.e. Ubuntu, Red Hat, CentOS etc. It also works on other Unix like operating systems such as FreeBSD, Solaris, OpenBSD etc. To check the Kernel version, use the following command:
uname -a
This should provide output as follow:
2.6.32-431.11.2.el6.x86_64
Following are the additional options for uname command:
-a, --all print all information
-s, --kernel-name print the kernel name
-n, --nodename print the network node hostname
-r, --kernel-release print the kernel release
-v, --kernel-version print the kernel version
-m, --machine print the machine hardware name
-p, --processor print the processor type or "unknown"
-i, --hardware-platform print the hardware platform or "unknown"
-o, --operating-system print the operating system
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit