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		<title>How to find out which Linux distribution a script runs on</title>
		<description>Diskussion How to find out which Linux distribution a script runs on</description>
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			<title>framp schreibt:</title>
			<link>https://www.linux-tips-and-tricks.de/de/programmieren/223-how-to-find-out-which-linux-distribution-a-bash-script-runs-on#comment-30</link>
			<description><![CDATA[You are right. But the main purpose of this script is to use a fallback mechanism if there is no lsb_release available. If it's available lsb_release is used. If every distro will install lsb_release per default this script will become obsolete.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>framp</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:18:02 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>immarvin schreibt:</title>
			<link>https://www.linux-tips-and-tricks.de/de/programmieren/223-how-to-find-out-which-linux-distribution-a-bash-script-runs-on#comment-29</link>
			<description><![CDATA[actually the lsb_release command has covered ur work.if u look into the lsb_release script, u can find that it get the distribution and version by reading /etc/*-[version|issue|release] file.unfortunately,the lsb is not the default base installation option for some linux distribution.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>immarvin</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:07:41 +0100</pubDate>
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