How to list the installed kernel version?

Environment

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Issue

• How to list the installed kernel version?

Resolution

To List the installed kernel use the following command:

# rpm -q kernel kernel-core kernel-modules

Example output:

# rpm -q kernel kernel-core kernel-modules
kernel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4.x86_64
kernel-5.14.0-427.16.1.el9_4.x86_64
kernel-core-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4.x86_64
kernel-core-5.14.0-427.16.1.el9_4.x86_64
kernel-modules-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4.x86_64
kernel-modules-5.14.0-427.16.1.el9_4.x86_64

In the above example, both kernel 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 and kernel 5.14.0-427.16.1.el9_4 are installed.

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