On 10/16/15, Jonathan <winelauncher.jonat...@googlemail.com> wrote: > On Fri, 16 Oct 2015 14:15:46 +0200 > "Alfred Charles Stockton" <a...@devacs.za.net> wrote: > >> Now what I would like to do is to only print the substring "Debian >> GNU/Linux 8 (jessie)" from the 1st line, preferably in bash. >> >> Please tell me how I should go about this? > > lsb_release -ds > from lsb-release package.
I've been partially playing along with this thread as it has evolved. I received 2 slightly different outputs regarding this latest.. $ lsb_release -ds $ Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid) and... $ cat /etc/*-release $ PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux stretch/sid" Unstable is certainly Sid's first, middle, and last name, grin. Stretch nicely defines where Sid is in a release cycle of the moment..... a nice little time stamp of sorts.... ish. :) Cindy :) -- Cindy-Sue Causey Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * runs with duct tape *
