dev_functions_2ObtainingInfo.

Obtaining Information

obtainDistroInformation function called

1. lsbReleaseInfo function called
2. osreleaseInfo function called

lsbReleaseInfo function

• Gets information first from lsb, lsbReleaseInfo is the function

Info gathered

• lsbDescription: $(lsb_release -sd )

  • Seems like a "Full name"
  • examples:
  • Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa

• lsbRelease: $(lsb_release -sr)

  • examples
  • 19.1 (for Mint 19.1 Tessa)

• lsbCodename: $(lsb_release -sc)

  • Codename on Ubuntu
  • examples:
  • tessa (for Linux Mint 19.1)

• lsbDistribID: $(lsb_release -si)

  • examples:
  • LinuxMint

osreleaseInfo function

• Gets more info based on /etc/os-release, osreleaseInfo is the function

Info gathered

• OSRELEASE_NAME:

  • code:$(awk -F= '/^NAME=/ { print $2 }' /etc/os-release | tr -d \")
  • examples:
    • "Manjaro Linux",
    • Fedora
    • (with double quotes) "Linux Mint"

• *OSRELEASE_IDLIKE_:

  • code: $(awk -F= '/^ID_LIKE=/ { print $2 }' /etc/os-release | tr -d \" )

  • examples:

  • debian (for ubuntu)

  • ubuntu (for Linux Mint )

  • OSRELEASE_ID

    • code: $(awk -F= '/^ID=/ { print $2 }' /etc/os-release | tr -d \")
    • examples:
    • fedora
    • linuxmint

• OSRELEASE_VERSIONID:

  • code;$(awk -F= '/^VERSION_ID=/ { print $2 }' /etc/os-release | tr -d \")
    • examples:
      • 36 # (Fedora)
      • 20.04 # (Ubuntu)
      • "19.2" (Mint .. includes double quotes)

• OSRELEASE_VERSION

  • code:$(awk -F= '/^VERSION=/ { print $2 }' /etc/os-release | tr -d \")
  • example:
    • "19.2 (Tina)" (with DQs for Linux Mint)

• Ubuntu specific check

  • OSRELEASE_UBUNTU_CODENAME:
  • code: $(grep "^UBUNTU_CODENAME=" /etc/os-release | cut -d '=' -f 2 | sed 's/\"//g' )
  • example:
    • focal
    • jammy