[svlug] What Linux distro is this??

[Erik Steffl]

  well, I would say that EVERY POSSIBLE effort should be made so that
you don't need to.

  if it makes sense: check for the capabilities of the system (presence
of the libraries etc.).

  also, there are maybe 50 linux distributions, some of them very
similar to others, some of them very short-lived, I can imagine that it
would be syziphos (spelling?) effort...

  also note that people tend to customize the system and it might not be
easy to recognize two redhat clones... or slackware - fairly plain
vanilla system, most people change everything (you might find traces of
initial installation or some such stuff)...

	erik

Ivan Passos wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> How can I figure out, with a shell script, the Linux distro installed
> in a certain Linux system??
> 
> I don't need to have the shell script ready to use, I can write it (I
> only mentioned it as additional info). I just need to know how one can
> safely figure out the Linux distro installed in a specific Linux
> system.
> 
> For instance, I know that Red Hat has the file /etc/redhat-release .
> So, if this file is present, I _know_ that this is a Red Hat install
> (disregard, of course, the cases where the sysadmin touches this file
> just to foul you ;).
> 
> Is there something similar for all other Linux distros?!?!
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> 
> Regards,
> Ivan
> 
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