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How do I know if my Linux is Debian or Fedora?
5 Answers
- get the release name from lsb_release -i 2> /dev/null | sed ‘s/:\t/:/’ | cut -d ‘:’ -f 2-
- Check the DISTRIB-ID in the lsb-release file – a ‘Fallback method that is probably unnecessary on modern systems’, also the file apparently is missing on Fedora, and does not contain DISTRIB_ID on OpenSUSE.
How do I know if I have Debian or RedHat?
- Redhat and friends: Test for /etc/redhat-release , check contents.
- Debian: Test for /etc/debian_version , check contents.
- Mandriva and friends: Test for /etc/version , check contents.
- Slackware: Test for /etc/slackware-version , check contents.
How do I know if I have Debian or Red Hat?
What is the difference between Debian and Red Hat?
RedHat is rock solid stable distribution released after continuous testing. Debian contains packages from stable, unstable and testing Repository. Stable contains rock solid stable release packages. Unstable contains more updated packages ready to be pushed into stable repository.
How can I check what version of Debian I am running?
The preferred method to check your Debian version is to use the lsb_release utility which displays LSB (Linux Standard Base) information about the Linux distribution. This method will work no matter which desktop environment or Debian version you are running. No LSB modules are available.
Why does Debian build system generate the correct sources?
Because your build environment is for the same Debian release as the version of debian-installer you want to build, the build system should automatically generate a correct sources.list.udeb file based on your /etc/apt/sources.list. However, in some cases it may be necessary to create a sources.list.udeb.local.
Is it advisable to build Debian installer from testing?
Building the installer from testing is only really advisable when there is a Release Candidate (RC) release of debian-installer in testing.
How to build an image in debian installer?
Build an image using one of the “build” targets ( build_netboot, all_build, etc). Because your build environment is for the same Debian release as the version of debian-installer you want to build, the build system should automatically generate a correct sources.list.udeb file based on your /etc/apt/sources.list.