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Add tip to have Bedrock Linux report itself as Bedrock Linux #15

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paradigm opened this issue Jan 17, 2016 · 0 comments
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Add tip to have Bedrock Linux report itself as Bedrock Linux #15

paradigm opened this issue Jan 17, 2016 · 0 comments

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Software often query lsb-release to detect the distro it is running under.
Bedrock Linux has two options in these situations:

  • Report itself as Bedrock Linux. This would be preferable for things like
    screenfetch, the Steam survey, crash reporting tools which phone home the
    distro they were running under, etc.
  • Report itself as the local stratum. This is required for tools like
    add-apt-repository (i.e. Ubuntu PPA) to work properly, as they will abort
    if they fail to detect a distro they recognize.

Right now, Bedrock Linux does the latter, as having tools like
add-apt-repository "just work" is a high priority. However, instructions
should be available to reconfigure things so that Bedrock Linux reports itself
as Bedrock Linux for users who do not plan to utilize add-apt-repository.

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