Re: How to identify origin [Was: How to identify distro, lsb-release is broken]

2006-03-01 Thread Chris Lawrence
dpkg --status includes the Origin: header for those packages that specify it; reportbug already uses this to decide what BTS to use, but it could also be included in the report. Chri

Re: How to identify distro, lsb-release is broken

2006-03-01 Thread Chris Lawrence
On 2/23/06, Stephen Birch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need to find a way of identifying the name of an installed > distrobution. This mechanism should be able to differentiate > > woody > sarge > etch > sid > hoary > breezy > dapper > > Prior to etch I was using lsb-release but it seems /etc/lsb

Re: How to identify distro, lsb-release is broken

2006-02-23 Thread Reinhard Tartler
Carlos C Soto wrote: > Does ubuntu has a /etc/ubuntu_version ? yes, it reads 'testing/unstable' for all past releases. Greetings, Reinhard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How to identify distro, lsb-release is broken

2006-02-23 Thread Carlos C Soto
Stephen Birch wrote: Hi I need to find a way of identifying the name of an installed distrobution. This mechanism should be able to differentiate woody sarge etch sid hoary breezy dapper How about to check/grep/process /etc/debian_version installed by base-files? $ cat /etc/debian_version tes

Re: How to identify origin [Was: How to identify distro, lsb-release is broken]

2006-02-23 Thread Reinhard Tartler
Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> I need to find a way of identifying the name of an installed >> distrobution. This mechanism should be able to differentiate >> >> woody >> sarge >> etch >> sid >> hoary >> breezy >> dapper > > Even worse is when people mix up those releases and even > distributions.

How to identify origin [Was: How to identify distro, lsb-release is broken]

2006-02-23 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Stephen Birch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi > > I need to find a way of identifying the name of an installed > distrobution. This mechanism should be able to differentiate > > woody > sarge > etch > sid > hoary > breezy > dapper Even worse is when people mix up those releases and even distribu

Re: How to identify distro, lsb-release is broken

2006-02-23 Thread Hendrik Sattler
Am Donnerstag, 23. Februar 2006 10:16 schrieb Stephen Birch: > Miles Bader([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2006-02-23 17:41: > > Stephen Birch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I need to find a way of identifying the name of an installed > > > distrobution. This mechanism should be able to differentiate > > > >

Re: How to identify distro, lsb-release is broken

2006-02-23 Thread Bartosz Fenski aka fEnIo
On Thu, Feb 23, 2006 at 12:34:00AM -0800, Stephen Birch wrote: > I don't pretend to understand the reason for this change but I do know > that my identification mechanism is now broken on etch. > > Can anyone suggest a more reliable mechanism? I think that the most reliable will be checking libc

Re: How to identify distro, lsb-release is broken

2006-02-23 Thread Stephen Birch
Miles Bader([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2006-02-23 17:41: > Stephen Birch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I need to find a way of identifying the name of an installed > > distrobution. This mechanism should be able to differentiate > > To what end? Many people do not run "pure" releases, so the concept of

Re: How to identify distro, lsb-release is broken

2006-02-23 Thread Miles Bader
Stephen Birch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I need to find a way of identifying the name of an installed > distrobution. This mechanism should be able to differentiate To what end? Many people do not run "pure" releases, so the concept of a distro version is rather shaky at best (especially in de

How to identify distro, lsb-release is broken

2006-02-23 Thread Stephen Birch
Hi I need to find a way of identifying the name of an installed distrobution. This mechanism should be able to differentiate woody sarge etch sid hoary breezy dapper Prior to etch I was using lsb-release but it seems /etc/lsb-release is no longer installed by 'apt-get install lsb-release'. The R