gistfile1.rb

elsif File.exists?('/etc/slackware-version')
  platform "slackware"
  platform_family "slackware"
  platform_version File.read("/etc/slackware-version").scan(/(\d+|\.+)/).join
elsif File.exists?('/etc/arch-release')
  platform "arch"
  platform_family "arch" 

  # no way to determine platform_version in a rolling release distribution
  # kernel release will be used - ex. 2.6.32-ARCH
end


# There is some redundancy here, so that we can ensure that even 
# if LSB values are used for platform, we will still properly map 
# platform_family 
case platform
  when /debian/, /ubuntu/, /mint/
    platform_family "debian"
  when /fedora/, /amazon/, /oracle/, /centos/, /redhat/, /scientific/
    platform_family "redhat"
  when /suse/
    platform_family "suse"
  when /gentoo/
    platform_family "gentoo"
  when /slackware/
    platform_family "slackware"
  when /arch/ 
    platform_family "arch" 
end