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releases covers a way to guess the release of the distro

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+# release files (guess the os distribution)
+# from http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Admin/release-files.html
+Annvix: /etc/annvix-release
+Arch Linux: /etc/arch-release
+Arklinux: /etc/arklinux-release
+Aurox Linux: /etc/aurox-release
+BlackCat: /etc/blackcat-release
+Cobalt: /etc/cobalt-release
+Conectiva: /etc/conectiva-release
+Debian: /etc/debian_version, /etc/debian_release (rare)
+Fedora Core: /etc/fedora-release
+Gentoo Linux: /etc/gentoo-release
+Immunix: /etc/immunix-release
+Knoppix: knoppix_version
+Linux-From-Scratch: /etc/lfs-release
+Linux-PPC: /etc/linuxppc-release
+Mandrake: /etc/mandrake-release
+Mandriva/Mandrake Linux: /etc/mandriva-release, /etc/mandrake-release, /etc/mandakelinux-release
+MkLinux: /etc/mklinux-release
+Novell Linux Desktop: /etc/nld-release
+PLD Linux: /etc/pld-release
+Red Hat: /etc/redhat-release, /etc/redhat_version (rare)
+Slackware: /etc/slackware-version, /etc/slackware-release (rare)
+SME Server (Formerly E-Smith): /etc/e-smith-release
+Solaris SPARC: /etc/release
+Sun JDS: /etc/sun-release
+SUSE Linux: /etc/SuSE-release, /etc/novell-release
+SUSE Linux ES9: /etc/sles-release
+Tiny Sofa: /etc/tinysofa-release
+TurboLinux: /etc/turbolinux-release
+Ubuntu Linux: /etc/lsb-release
+UltraPenguin: /etc/ultrapenguin-release
+UnitedLinux: /etc/UnitedLinux-release (covers SUSE SLES8)
+VA-Linux/RH-VALE: /etc/va-release
+Yellow Dog: /etc/yellowdog-release