There are a few ways you can know the installed Debian version of your Linux System,
Using lsb_release command
The lsb_release package is not pre-installed, you will need to get it using apt-get package manager.
# lsb_release --all
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
Release: 22.04
Codename: jammy
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Using the debian_version config file
root@ubuntu cat /etc/debian_version
bookworm/sid
Debian version history details:
Debian 1.1 (Buzz)
Debian 1.2 (Rex)
Debian 1.3 (Bo)
Debian 2.0 (Hamm)
Debian 2.1 (Slink)
Debian 2.2 (Potato)
Debian 3.0 (Woody)
Debian 3.1 (Sarge)
Debian 4.0 (Etch)
Debian 5.0 (Lenny)
Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)
Debian 7 (Wheezy)
Debian 8 (Jessie)
Debian 9 (Stretch)
Debian 10 (Buster)
Debian 11 (Bullseye)
Debian 12 (Bookworm)
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian_version_history
sid -> Debian Unstable -> rolling development version
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