Re: distro name

[Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob suespammers org>]

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As far as I know, an existing, abeit old one (LSB 1.1.0).

I'm not an LSB expert, tho. I'm just mentioning this based on my
own systems, where I run Conectiva Linux.

This file is instaled by the package lsb-release, and was included during
the LSB compliance process Conective went through.

Here is the output of this file:

LSB_VERSION="1.1.0"
DISTRIB_ID=Conectiva
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Conectiva Linux"
DISTRIB_RELEASE="9"

On the help file that comes with this package:

       If  the  installation  is  LSB  compliant,  the "/etc/lsb-release" file
       should contain the LSB_VERSION field. The value of the field should  be
       the version number of the LSB specification against which the installa-
       tion is compliant. If the installation  is  not  compliant,  the  above
       field should not be present.

       Optional fields are DISTRIB_ID, DISTRIB_RELEASE, DISTRIB_CODENAME, DIS-
       TRIB_DESCRIPTION and can be used  to  overwrite  information  which  is
       parsed from the next file.

There is also a command lsb_release.

On Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 02:16:00PM -0700, Aaron Hanson wrote:
> Hi-
> 
> 	A search of the lsb core document, v1.3 and the v2.0 candidate,
> do not mention such a file. Rodrigo, were you referring to an existing
> standard, or just proposing one?
> 
> 	Thanks...
> 
> -Aaron 
> 
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> > From: rpm-list-bounces@redhat.com 
> > [mailto:rpm-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rodrigo Barbosa
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 2:05 PM
> > To: RPM Package Manager
> > Subject: Re: distro name
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> > On Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 01:27:53PM -0700, Jim C. wrote:
> > > In the long run, I guess it really just isn't practical. You would 
> > > think there would be a requirement for at least a link to a 
> > filename 
> > > that never changes.  I mean like if mandrake wanted to have 
> > a specific 
> > > file name for thier /etc/version file there should be a Linux 
> > > standards base compliance rule that states they need to 
> > have a link to 
> > > that file such that the link is the same on all systems.
> > 
> > You mean, like /etc/lsb-release ?
> > 
> > - --
> > Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob@suespammers.org> "Quid quid Latine 
> > dictum sit, altum viditur"
> > "Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns)
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Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob@suespammers.org>
"Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur"
"Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns)

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