Re: distro name

[John Newbigin <jn it swin edu au>]

Why not use lsb?

$ lsb_release -a
LSB Version:    1.2.0
Distributor ID: RedHatAdvancedServer
Description:    Red Hat Linux Advanced Server release 2.1AS (Pensacola)
Release:        2.1AS
Codename:       Pensacola


Erik Slagter wrote:

> On Tue, 2004-08-03 at 19:20, Jim C. wrote:
>
>
> > > What is the best way to retrieve the identity of a distro?
> >
> > OK, check it out:
> > [root@enigma mnt]# cat /proc/version
> > Linux version 2.6.3-7mdk (nplanel@n3.mandrakesoft.com) (gcc version 
> > 3.3.2 (Mandrake Linux 10.0 3.3.2-6mdk)) #1 Wed Mar 17 15:56:42 CET 2004
>
>
> This is silly.
>
> This says that your kernel was compiled on a box that somehow features
> mandrake. If you compile your kernel yourself, it's probably gone.
>
> Also I second the statement from someone earlier, it's pointless to make
> assumptions about a certain distribution. One can have a mix of
> different distribution's rpms installed.
>
>
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