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Re: Detecting RedHat distribution version

From:
Edward Thomas
Date:
October 26, 1999 18:04
Subject:
Re: Detecting RedHat distribution version
Message ID:
38164F8F.8C881D0D@stud.umist.ac.uk
"Kurt D. Starsinic" wrote:
> 
>     For Debian, read /etc/debian_version, which contains a single word.
> Recent versions will contain the following:
> 
>     Debian Version    Contents of file
>     1.3               bo
>     2.0               hamm
>     2.1               slink
>     2.2               potato
> 
>     Peace,

As a matter of interest, what does Debian GNU/Hurd say in
/etc/debian_version,
and what does 'uname' output?

This could be more of an issue as Hurd gains more users.



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