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Re: OT: How to determine which distro(Debian,RH, etc)?



On Fri, Aug 27, 1999 at 11:28:16AM -0500, Brian Servis wrote:
> I know that Debian has a file /etc/debian_version which is part of the 
> base-files package so that should be present on all Debian machines.
> What do other dists have that is a sure way of knowing what dist is set
> up on the machine?

Well, /etc/redhat-release and IIRC /etc/SuSE-Version are two more to add to
the list.

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