Get Linux Dist

get_linux_dist.go

package main

import (
	"log"
	"os/exec"
	"strings"
)

func main() {

	// https://unix.stackexchange.com/q/35183
	var DISTRIB string

	std, err := exec.Command("lsb_release", "-i", "-r", "-c").CombinedOutput()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	id, release, codename := "", "", ""
	// strings.TrimRight(string(std), "\n\t ")
	for _, s := range strings.Split(string(std), "\n") {
		b := strings.Split(s, "\t")
		if len(b) == 2 {
			if b[0] == "Distributor ID:" {
				id = strings.ToLower(b[1])
				continue
			} else if b[0] == "Release:" {
				release = strings.ToLower(b[1])
				continue
			} else if b[0] == "Codename:" {
				codename = strings.ToLower(b[1])
				continue
			}
		}
	}
	if id == "" {
		println("Could not identify Distributor ID")
	}
	if release == "" {
		println("Could not identify Release")
	}
	if codename == "" {
		println("Could not identify Codename")
	}
	if id == "" || release == "" || codename == "" {
		return
	}
	DISTRIB = id + " " + release + " " + codename

	println(DISTRIB)
}