I think the DISTRIB_RELEASE value is intended behaviour. As far as I know, the idea was to not break the "Release" field for programs/scripts which parse it.
It's consistent with what dapper has: $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 6.06.2 LTS Release: 6.06 Codename: dapper The issue and issue.net should be fixed, though, indeed. ** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu Hardy) Status: Fix Committed => In Progress -- Releases files does not contain "LTS" tag https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/225735 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs