https://github.com/chef/os_release
A repo containing the /etc/os-release file from various Linux distros
https://github.com/chef/os_release
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A repo containing the /etc/os-release file from various Linux distros
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/chef/os_release
- Owner: chef
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2018-11-24T05:55:29.000Z (over 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-10-02T19:10:08.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-10-02T21:11:28.552Z (10 months ago)
- Size: 85.9 KB
- Stars: 115
- Watchers: 6
- Forks: 35
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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# os_release
This repo contains the /etc/os-release file from Linux distros.
## About os-release
/etc/os-release is a standard Linux file used to identify the OS, os release, and similar distros. It's now a standard file in systemd distros, but it can be found in just about every Linux distro released over the last 3-4 years.
## Why collect them
The fields in /etc/os-release are standardized, but the values are not. The only way to know that Redhat Enterprise Linux is 'rhel' or that openSUSE 15 is 'opensuse-leap' is to install the distros and check the file. This repo is a large collection of os-release files so you don't need to install each and every distro.