Source: live-build Version: 1:20250814 Severity: important The official Debian installer creates /var/log/installer/ with several files. I think it would be helpful if the Debian Live installer created /var/log/installer/lsb-release . I am filing this at a bit higher priority because I think it can be useful for bug triage if we know when and how Debian was installed. (That probably requires reportbug to be updated to use the metadata from this file.)
Here's what the file looks like for a Debian install I did today with the weekly testing netinst ISO. $ cat /var/log/installer/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Debian DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Debian GNU/Linux installer" DISTRIB_RELEASE="13 (trixie) - installer build 20260209-00:02:35" X_INSTALLATION_MEDIUM=cdrom And here's with a Debian 13 installer from the beginning of 2026. I believe this was actually from the Debian 13.2 netinst ISO so the metadata isn't as precise as would be ideal: $ cat /var/log/installer/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Debian DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Debian GNU/Linux installer" DISTRIB_RELEASE="13 (trixie) - installer build 20250803+deb13u2" X_INSTALLATION_MEDIUM=cdrom Thank you, Jeremy Bícha
