not sure if lsb_release works very well:

[r...@cob ~]# lsb_release  -a
LSB Version:    
:core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:graphics-3.1-amd64:graphics-3.1-ia32:graphics-3.1-noarch
Distributor ID: RedHatEnterpriseServer
Description:    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 4.5 (Tikanga)
Release:        4.5
Codename:       Tikanga

[r...@cob ~]# more /etc/issue
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.3 (Tikanga)
Kernel \r on an \m

[r...@cob ~]# uname -a
Linux cobra.lgc.com 2.6.18-128.1.1.el5 #1 SMP Mon Jan 26 13:58:24 EST 2009 
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux


-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
Behalf Of Corey Kovacs
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 5:18 PM
To: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list
Subject: Re: [rhelv5-list] determining RedHat version during kickstart

Depending on when you need the information, lsb_release is nice.

lsb_release -a
LSB Version:    
:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:desktop-3.1-ia32:desktop-3.1-noarch:desktop-3.2-ia32:desktop-3.2-noarch
Distributor ID: Fedora
Description:    Fedora release 10 (Cambridge)
Release:        10
Codename:       Cambridge


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