What is a Linux distribution?
Answer
- A collection of packages - kernel, GNU, third party apps, ...
- Sometimes distributions store some information on the distribution in
/etc/*-releasefile- For example for Red Hat distribution it will be
/etc/redhat-releaseand for Amazon it will be/etc/os-release lsb_releaseis a common command you can use in multiple different distributions
- For example for Red Hat distribution it will be