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Centos – How Can I check linux distribution of my server in terminal?

I am trying to check which linux distribution is my server is running on. I tried some commands like lsb_release -d but no luck

lsb_release -d in terminal but saying command not found
/etc/*-release this is also not working, saying no such directory
/proc/version same output as above

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    cat /etc/os-release

    This command will show information about the distribution without installing any additional packages. It should work on most distros.

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    $ uname -r

Try This Command this will Print the required information
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