Comment on Introducing /etc/os-release - End to distribution specific release filesparentComments−ars14yDebian is quite notably missing from that list.http://bugs.debian.org/659853It doesn't have /etc/lsb-release either.http://bugs.debian.org/444678Instead the lsb-release program apparently simply outputs the necessary values without using a configuration file.I'm guessing the debian version of systemd just patches it to handle debian, and not make it autoconfigure each time from a configuration file.
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Debian is quite notably missing from that list.
http://bugs.debian.org/659853
It doesn't have /etc/lsb-release either.
http://bugs.debian.org/444678
Instead the lsb-release program apparently simply outputs the necessary values without using a configuration file.
I'm guessing the debian version of systemd just patches it to handle debian, and not make it autoconfigure each time from a configuration file.