Candee Sumner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Is there a standard for identifying a particular Linux distribution? I > typically use the /etc/issue file to determine what flavor of Linux is > on the system. But for security purposes, the information in this file > may be altered to hide this information. > > I have noticed that some distributions use an /etc/<DISTRO_NAME>-release > file that contains similar information. For example, Redhat has an > /etc/redhat-release file. Is this a standard?
Not that I know of, but we started this with Red Hat Linux 3.0.3 (Picasso) AFAIR. -- Trond Eivind Glomsrød Red Hat, Inc.
