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How do I tell which was the original version of Ubuntu installed on a machine?

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I've got a few machines which I'm upgrading from version to version for a few years.

I'm curious to find out what was the original version of Ubuntu installed on the machine.

Is there a way to do that?

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answered 2 Years ago ersoggles · Accepted Answer

Yet another option: by default /etc/apt/sources.list contains the name of the CD from which the system was installed:

> cat /etc/apt/sources.list|grep cdrom

# deb cdrom:[Kubuntu-KDE4 8.04 _Hardy Heron_ - Release amd64 (20080423)]/ hardy main restricted

which even works on a VPS which I'm sure never been actually installed from a cdrom:

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu-Server 10.04.2 LTS _Lucid Lynx_ - Release i386 (20110211.1)]/ lucid main restricted

Of course, /etc/apt/sources.list is relatively less hidden than anything in /var/log/installer, so chances are it had been edited manually and the cdrom entry was modified/removed.

The same data can be seen in Software Sources dialog:

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