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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (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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