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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.linux, alt.os.linux, uk.comp.os.linux |
| Subject | Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc |
| Date | 2018-12-29 03:54 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <c84jff-f6d.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink) |
| References | <potnmf$15oq$1@gioia.aioe.org> <potsb2$1e8q$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
On 01/10/2018 21.25, Java Jive wrote: > Sorry, meant to post this to a different Linux group, and cross-post it > to another, but having posted it here, might as well continue. Apologies > for those who see this twice ... > > As per subject, the usual methods of determining the distro don't give > very useful info. I can work out the release easily enough ... > ... > cat /etc/*-release > (ubuntu again) This is the cross-distribution current method, parsing /etc/os-release. If all those *buntu flavours yield the same result, it is because they are intended to be the same distribution. What desktop they use by default is irrelevant. -- Cheers, Carlos.
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How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2018-10-01 19:06 +0100
Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2018-10-01 18:27 +0000
Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2018-10-01 20:25 +0100
Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2018-10-01 20:42 +0100
Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2018-10-01 21:50 +0200
Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2018-10-01 19:51 +0000
Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2018-10-02 10:25 +0100
Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc Martin Gregorie <martin@mydomain.invalid> - 2018-10-02 10:44 +0000
Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc J G Miller <miller@yoyo.org> - 2018-12-28 22:04 +0000
Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc Eef Hartman <E.J.M.Hartman@gmail.com> - 2018-12-29 01:13 +0000
Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-12-29 03:54 +0100
Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc Martin Gregorie <martin@mydomain.invalid> - 2019-02-08 18:53 +0000
Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-02-08 11:20 -0800
Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-02-08 12:15 -0800
Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc Martin Gregorie <martin@mydomain.invalid> - 2019-02-08 20:54 +0000
Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-02-08 13:02 -0800
Re: How, in a script, to differentiate between Ubuntu and XUbuntu, LUbuntu, etc "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-02-09 05:43 +0100
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