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| -rwxr-xr-x | pfetch | 36 |
1 files changed, 25 insertions, 11 deletions
@@ -129,17 +129,31 @@ get_os() { case $os in Linux*) - # The value of '$distro' is determined by the *last* - # evaluated match in this command list. - command -v lsb_release && distro=$(lsb_release -sd) - - # Disable warning about shellcheck not being able - # to read '/etc/os-release'. This is fine. - # shellcheck source=/dev/null - . /etc/os-release && distro=$PRETTY_NAME - - # Special cases for distributions which don't follow. - # the '/etc/os-release' "standard". + # Some Linux disttributions (which are based on others) + # fail to identify as they **do not** change the upstream + # distributions identification packages or files. + # + # It is senseless to add a special case in the code for + # each and every distribution (which _is_ technically no + # different from what it is based on) as they're either too + # lazy to modify upstream's identification files or they + # don't have the know-how ship their own lsb-release package. + # + # This causes users to think there's a bug in system detection + # tools like neofetch or pfetch when they technically *do* + # function correctly. + if command -v lsb_release; then + distro=$(lsb_release -sd) + + else + # Disable warning about shellcheck not being able + # to read '/etc/os-release'. This is fine. + # shellcheck source=/dev/null + . /etc/os-release && distro=$PRETTY_NAME + fi + + # Special cases for distributions which don't follow + # any os-release/lsb standards whatsoever. command -v crux && distro=$(crux) command -v guix && distro='Guix System' ;; |