[wplug] System I.D.

Matthew Wright mattmar at telerama.com
Tue Apr 3 23:58:25 EDT 2001


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Thanks!!  F.Y.I. ..  Mandrakes is /etc/mandrake-release

On Tuesday 03 April 2001 21:37, you wrote:
> > What is the file that tells programs what distrobution you are running?
> > - --
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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> To my understanding, the method by which a distribution is identified is
> itself distribution-dependent.  I remember Slackware using a file called
> /etc/slackware-version, and I think that at least one other distro has
> something similar.  Fnord, on the other hand, has no such identification
> scheme.  I am positive of this because I built Fnord that way...
>
> Hagbard
>
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