Ubuntu Linux Looking To Get Rid Of /etc/debian_version Historical Artifact
Ubuntu Linux Looking To Get Rid Of /etc/debian_version Historical Artifact Written by Michael Larabel in Ubuntu on 24 July 2026 at 10:20 AM EDT. Add A Comment Ubuntu Linux has shipped /etc/debian_version that is carried over from upstream Debian and in turn just indicating the Debian Sid development version from which the packages are arrived. Besides it being inaccurate, /etc/os-release has been the long preferred standard for reading the OS release information.
- ▪Ubuntu Linux Looking To Get Rid Of /etc/debian_version Historical Artifact Written by Michael Larabel in Ubuntu on 24 July 2026 at 10:20 AM EDT.
- ▪Add A Comment Ubuntu Linux has shipped /etc/debian_version that is carried over from upstream Debian and in turn just indicating the Debian Sid development version from which the packages are arrived.
- ▪Besides it being inaccurate, /etc/os-release has been the long preferred standard for reading the OS release information.
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Ubuntu Linux Looking To Get Rid Of /etc/debian_version Historical Artifact Written by Michael Larabel in Ubuntu on 24 July 2026 at 10:20 AM EDT. Add A Comment Ubuntu Linux has shipped /etc/debian_version that is carried over from upstream Debian and in turn just indicating the Debian Sid development version from which the packages are arrived. Besides it being inaccurate, /etc/os-release has been the long preferred standard for reading the OS release information. Thus finally Ubuntu developers are looking at dropping the /etc/debian_version file. Ubuntu dropping /etc/debian_version would be a long time coming.
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