Description of problem: Other Linux distributions provide the file /etc/lsb-release which is useful for developers to determine platform information. However, Fedora doesn't ship this file. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): redhat-lsb-3.2-2.fc10.i386 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. cat /etc/lsb-release Actual results: cat: /etc/lsb-release: No such file or directory Expected results: DISTRIB_ID=Fedora DISTRIB_RELEASE=10 DISTRIB_CODENAME=cambridge DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Fedora 10" Additional info: Ubuntu, Mandriva, and others have this file.
I think you should use the lsb_release command, see its man page for more information.
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Still not there in Fedora 11
lsb_release is a little harder to parse, but it is OK for me. I can't speak for others that may benefit from /etc/lsb-release, so you can close if you want