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Identify OS with Ruby
def idenfity_os
require 'rbconfig'
host_os = RbConfig::CONFIG['host_os']
case host_os
when /darwin/, /Mac/
:mac
when /linux/
identify_linux_distro
when /cygwin|mswin|mingw|bccwin|wince|emx/
:windows
when /solaris|bsd/
:unix
else
fail "Couldn't recognize OS"
end
end
def identify_linux_distro
distro = `python -c "import platform; print(platform.dist())"`
case distro
when /ubutu/i
:ubuntu
else
:linux
end
end
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