Given that python is installed on every Ubuntu system (it's in the
minimal task), I think it would be more appropriate to file this bug
against the Debian package. For Ubuntu's purposes there's no driving
need to change this.
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lsb_release requires >9MB of Python, replace with C/Shell script
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Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: lsb-release
Forwarded from IRC:
how else am I suppose to work out whether it's Debian or Ubuntu
(without installing 9Mb of python so that I can ask lsb_release to parse
'/etc/lsb_release' it for me?
Ideally the lsb-release package should be reduced i
