>>>>> "Steve" == Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Steve> yeah, that works (try it on a mandrake box and tell me which Steve> answer's right). Steve> $ find /etc -maxdepth 1 -name \*release -or -name \*version Steve> /etc/mandrake-release Steve> /etc/redhat-release So you know it is either mandrake or redhat. What does rpm tell you about the origins of those two files (i.e. package membership), BTW? Here's what I get on a sampling of my machines: $ uname -a Linux celilo 2.6.8-rc2 #1 SMP Wed Jul 21 01:31:59 PDT 2004 i686 GNU/Linux $ uname -a Linux clarno 2.6.5 #1 SMP Sat Apr 17 03:16:32 PDT 2004 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.53GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux $ uname -a Linux hoquiam 2.4.26-1-386 #2 Sat May 1 16:31:24 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux So, what distributions are those? Not a lot of clue in there. on celilo, the find command gives me: /etc/debian_version on clarno: /etc/gentoo-release on hoquiam: /etc/debian_version According to my google search, that is the reliable-ish way to find out. It is a little surprising there isn't a more robust way (except for *booting* and looking for the splash screen, I suppose). -- Russell Senior ``I have nine fingers; you have ten.'' [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ PDXLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pdxlug.org/mailman/listinfo/pdxlug
