want to code a script that is for multiple linux distributions.
Also want to add commands that check, and if not exist install some packages.. So, need a solution to ckeck Dist name (like Debian or RedHat) to execute the right command for this Dist.
I have tryed “lsb_release” but is this working all the follow dists? : Debian / Ubuntu | Red Hat / Fedora / Suse / Cent OS” If yes, any idea where i can get the lsb_release output from all the Dists above?
in Debian I get this from lsb_release -a 2>/dev/null | grep Distributor:
Distributor ID: Debian
at Rasberry, I get this:
Distributor ID: Raspbian
but what about other Distributions?
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Answer
Yes, the lsb_release should print the distribution information after installing the required package.
e,g:
On debian based distro:
apt-get install lsb-release
On RHEL based distro:
yum install redhat-lsb-core
or
yum install redhat-lsb
Alernative method : You can get the distribution information through:
On debian based disto
cat /proc/version cat /etc/issue cat /etc/issue.net cat /etc/lsb-release cat /etc/os-release
On RHEL based distro :
cat /proc/version cat /etc/centos-release cat /etc/lsb-release cat /etc/redhat-release cat /etc/system-release