RE: distro name

["Aaron Hanson" <a hanson f5 com>]

Just query the package, specifying the distribution tag. For example, to
determine the distribution of the glibc package:

rpm -q --queryformat "%{DISTRIBUTION}\n" glibc

-Aaron

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> What is the best way to retrieve the identity of a distro?
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> Jim C.
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