1. Check the system version / etc / redhat-release
[root@gitlab ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS Linux release 7.5.1804 (Core)
2. Check the kernel version uname -a or / proc / version
a/
[root@gitlab ~]# uname -a
Linux gitlab 3.10.0-862.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Apr 20 16:44:24 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
b/
[root@gitlab ~]# cat /proc/version
Linux version 3.10.0-862.el7.x86_64 ([email protected]) (gcc version 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-28) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Fri Apr 20 16:44:24 UTC 2018