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detect_distro()
{
  if which lsb_release >/dev/null; then
    local R=$(lsb_release -d -s)
    echo "Distribution discovered: $R"
    if [ -z "${R##Ubuntu 14.*}" ]; then
      SYSTEMINITDAEMON=upstart
    elif [ -z "${R##Ubuntu 15.04*}" ]; then
      SYSTEMINITDAEMON=systemd
    fi
  else
    echo "WARNING: Unknown distribution, assuming defaults - this may fail." >&2
  fi
}