On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, at 11:15am, mike ledoux wrote: > I'm curious; just how do you identify if a system is Debian or Red Hat? > I've yet to find a reliable method.
Red Hat has a file called /etc/redhat-release. Debian has a file called /etc/debian_release (or something close to that; I don't have a Debian system to check). Other distros do similar things. Of course, this leads to an identification algorithm which consists of a giant, messy switch/case structure. Ugly, but often better than nothing. -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
