If you just downloaded and installed Ubuntu 20.04, you may wish to check versions of the software available to you on this Linux system. This article provides you with the way of checking software versions of commonly used software on Ubuntu 20.04.
Additionally, it presents you with up to date latest versions of the selected Ubuntu 20.04 software before you decide to upgrade your current Ubuntu system.
In this tutorial you will learn:
- The latest version of commonly used software on Ubuntu 20.04
- Check version of Apache2, Bash, G++, GCC, Docker, Gnome, Java, Kernel, MariaDB, MySQL, Nginx, PHP, Python, Qt and Zfs
- How to check software version on Ubuntu 20.04.
Current Ubuntu 20.04 software versions
Software | Version | Description |
---|---|---|
Apache2 | 2.4.41 | Apache web server |
Bash | 5.0.11(1) | GNU Bourne Again SHell |
G++ | 9.2.1 | GNU C++ compiler |
GCC | 9.2.1 | GNU C compiler |
Docker | 19.03.6 | Linux container runtime |
Gnome | 3.34.3 | graphical shell for the GNOME desktop |
Java | 11.0.6 | Standard Java or Java compatible Development Kit |
Kernel | 5.4.0-14 | Signed kernel image |
MariaDB | 10.2.33 | MariaDB database server binaries and system database setup |
MySQL | 8.0.19 | MySQL database server binaries and system database setup |
Nginx | 1.17.8 | Nginx web server |
PHP | 7.3.11 | server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language |
Python | 3.6.7 | interactive high-level object-oriented language |
Qt | 5.12.5 | Qt 5 development |
Zfs | 0.8.3 | File system and logical volume manager |
How to check software versions on Ubuntu 20.04 from command line
Apache version check:
$ apache2 -v
Bash version check:
$ bash --version
G++ version check:
$ g++ --version
GCC version check:
$ gcc --version
Docker version check:
$ docker --version
Gnome version check:
$ gnome-shell --version
Java version check:
$ java --version
Kernel version check:
$ uname -r
MariaDB version check:
$ mysql --version
MySQL version check:
$ mysql --version
Nginx version check:
$ nginx -v
PHP version check:
$ php -v
Python version check:
$ python --version
QT version check:
$ qmake --version
Zfs version check:
$ modinfo zfs | grep ^version