Re: command to answer "what's your OS"

2004-09-20 Thread chris-usenet
Travis Crump <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > cat /etc/issue or cat /etc/issue.net I overwrite /etc/issue on all my boxes to provide pre-login text warnings to my users. I don't like advertising which flavour of *nix I'm running. Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject

Re: command to answer "what's your OS"

2004-09-09 Thread Paul Johnson
<#secure method=pgp mode=sign> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stephen Patterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 03:10:06 +0200, Alan Shutko wrote: >> $ echo Debian GNU/Linux > > Nooo, you want echo "Microsoft Windows 2.0" :) $ echo "Microsoft wishes this was Wind

Re: command to answer "what's your OS"

2004-09-09 Thread Paul Johnson
<#secure method=pgp mode=sign> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dan Jacobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Therefore there is no single standard command that says Debian GNU/Linux. Debian is your OS, Linux is your kernel. There's also Debian BSD and Debian HuRD. -BEGIN PGP SIGN

Re: command to answer "what's your OS"

2004-09-09 Thread matt okeson-harlow
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Re: command to answer "what's your OS"

2004-09-09 Thread John Summerfield
Joey Hess wrote: $ grep free /etc/motd #kind of sloppy The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software; Therefore there is no single standard command that says Debian GNU/Linux. lsb_release -d Kookaburra:/boot# lsb_release -d -bash: lsb_release: command not found Ko

Re: command to answer "what's your OS"

2004-09-09 Thread Stephen Patterson
On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 03:10:06 +0200, Alan Shutko wrote: > $ echo Debian GNU/Linux Nooo, you want echo "Microsoft Windows 2.0" :) -- Stephen Patterson http://patter.mine.nu/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] remove SPAM to reply Linux Counter No: 142831 GPG Public key: 252B8B37 Caution: breathing

Re: command to answer "what's your OS"

2004-09-08 Thread Alan Shutko
Dan Jacobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Therefore there is no single standard command that says Debian GNU/Linux. $ echo Debian GNU/Linux -- Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - I am the rocks. Cynthia is mistakenly crowned King of Norway. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with

Re: command to answer "what's your OS"

2004-09-08 Thread Joey Hess
Dan Jacobson wrote: > Recently in webland I was asked > > What is your OS? > I wanted a single command that would say Debian GNU/Linux, > $ uname -a #no "Debian" > Linux jidanni1 2.6.7-1-k7 #1 Thu Jul 8 06:45:35 EDT 2004 i686 GNU/Linux > $ cat /etc/debian_version #doesn't say GNU/Linux. > testing/u

Re: command to answer "what's your OS"

2004-09-08 Thread Travis Crump
Dan Jacobson wrote: Recently in webland I was asked What is your OS? I wanted a single command that would say Debian GNU/Linux, $ uname -a #no "Debian" Linux jidanni1 2.6.7-1-k7 #1 Thu Jul 8 06:45:35 EDT 2004 i686 GNU/Linux $ cat /etc/debian_version #doesn't say GNU/Linux. testing/unstable $ grep f

command to answer "what's your OS"

2004-09-08 Thread Dan Jacobson
Recently in webland I was asked > What is your OS? I wanted a single command that would say Debian GNU/Linux, $ uname -a #no "Debian" Linux jidanni1 2.6.7-1-k7 #1 Thu Jul 8 06:45:35 EDT 2004 i686 GNU/Linux $ cat /etc/debian_version #doesn't say GNU/Linux. testing/unstable $ grep free /etc/motd #kin