https://github.com/schultyy/os_type
Rust library to detect the operating system type
https://github.com/schultyy/os_type
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Rust library to detect the operating system type
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/schultyy/os_type
- Owner: schultyy
- License: mit
- Created: 2015-10-18T19:59:11.000Z (over 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-09-03T15:11:12.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-06T23:35:29.725Z (18 days ago)
- Topics: linux, macos, operating-system, rust, rust-lang
- Language: Rust
- Homepage:
- Size: 79.1 KB
- Stars: 31
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 18
- Open Issues: 10
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: Changelog.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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# os_type
Rust library to detect the operating system type, because sometimes you need to know.
## Usage
Include this into your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
os_type="2.6"
```
In your code:
```rust
extern crate os_type;
let os = os_type::current_platform();
println!("Type: {:?}", os.os_type);
println!("Version: {}", os.version);
```
Or to provide different handling on different operating systems:
```rust
match os_type::current_platform().os_type {
os_type::OSType::OSX => {
println!("This is probably an apple laptop!");
}
os_type::OSType::Ubuntu => {
println!("This is running Ubuntu Linux!");
}
_ => {
println!("Unknown Operating System");
}
}
```
Using `os_type::current_platform().os_type`, expect one of these return values:
- Unknown
- Redhat
- CentOS
- OSX
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- Arch
- Manjaro
- Alpine
- Deepin
- NixOS
- Kali
If you need support for more OS types, please consider opening a Pull Request.
## Requirements
On Linux based systems this library requires that [lsb_release](http://refspecs.linuxbase.org/LSB_2.0.1/LSB-PDA/LSB-PDA/lsbrelease.html) is installed.
## Contributing
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on [GitHub](https://github.com/schultyy/os_type).
You can find more information about contributing in the [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/schultyy/os_type/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration and discussion, and contributors are expected to adhere to the [Contributor Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/4/) code of conduct.
## License
MIT