# Obtaining Information

## obtainDistroInformation function called

1. [lsbReleaseInfo](#lsbreleaseinfo-function) function called
2. [osreleaseInfo](#osreleaseinfo-function) function called

### lsbReleaseInfo function

- Gets information first from lsb, _lsbReleaseInfo_ is the function

#### Info gathered

- _lsbDescription_: `$(lsb_release -sd )`
  - Seems like a "Full name"
  - examples:
  - Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa

- _lsbRelease_: `$(lsb_release -sr)`
  - examples
  - 19.1  (for Mint 19.1 Tessa)

- _lsbCodename_: `$(lsb_release -sc)`
  - Codename on Ubuntu
  - examples:
  - tessa  (for Linux Mint 19.1)

- _lsbDistribID_: `$(lsb_release -si)`
  - examples:
  - LinuxMint

### osreleaseInfo function

- Gets more info based on /etc/os-release, _osreleaseInfo_ is the function

#### Info gathered

- _OSRELEASE_NAME_:
  - code:`$(awk -F= '/^NAME=/ { print $2 }' /etc/os-release | tr -d \")`
  - examples:
    - "Manjaro Linux",
    - Fedora
    - (with double quotes) "Linux Mint"

- *OSRELEASE_IDLIKE_:
  - code: `$(awk -F= '/^ID_LIKE=/ { print $2 }' /etc/os-release | tr -d \" )`
  - examples:
  - debian  (for ubuntu)
  - ubuntu  (for Linux Mint )

  - _OSRELEASE_ID_
    - code: `$(awk -F= '/^ID=/ { print $2 }' /etc/os-release | tr -d \")`
    - examples:
    - fedora
    - linuxmint

- _OSRELEASE_VERSIONID_:
  - code;`$(awk -F= '/^VERSION_ID=/ { print $2 }' /etc/os-release | tr -d \")`
    - examples:
      - 36   # (Fedora)
      - 20.04  # (Ubuntu)
      - "19.2"  (Mint .. includes double quotes)

- _OSRELEASE_VERSION_
  - code:`$(awk -F= '/^VERSION=/ { print $2 }' /etc/os-release | tr -d \")`
  - example:
    - "19.2 (Tina)"  (with DQs for Linux Mint)

- _Ubuntu specific check_

  - OSRELEASE_UBUNTU_CODENAME:
  - code: `$(grep "^UBUNTU_CODENAME=" /etc/os-release | cut -d '=' -f 2 | sed 's/\"//g' )`
  - example:
    - focal
    - jammy