WhichDistroSharp 1.0.0

WhichDistroSharp is a unofficial .NET wrapper for Which-Distro's os-release archive, allowing for easy platform detection in just one LoC!

Supported Distros

For a list of supported distos, click here

Basic Usage (Detects distro name only)

using WhichDistroSharp;
using static WhichDistroSharp.WhichDistroSharp;

// Distro detection
Distro distro = Detect();

Console.WriteLine($"Detected Distro: {distro}");
Console.WriteLine($"Was Found: {distro.WasFound()}");

Advanced Usage (Detects distro and os-release info)

using WhichDistroSharp;
using static WhichDistroSharp.WhichDistroSharp;

// Detecting the current distro.
Distro distro = Detect();

if (!distro.WasFound()) {
    Console.Error.WriteLine("Failed to detect the linux distro running on the current machine");
    Environment.Exit(1);
}

Console.WriteLine($"Detected Distro: {distro}");
Console.WriteLine($"Was Found: {distro.WasFound()}");
Console.WriteLine();

// Each distro object has source generated Is* methods, where * represents a distro name.
Console.WriteLine($"Is Linux Mint: {distro.IsLinuxmint()}");
Console.WriteLine($"Is Ubuntu: {distro.IsUbuntu()}");
Console.WriteLine($"Is Fedora: {distro.IsFedora()}");
Console.WriteLine();

// Method 1: Parsing the /etc/os-release file for the current distro.
IOsRelease? info = OsReleaseInfo.GetInfo(distro);

if (info == null) {
    Console.Error.WriteLine("Failed to detect the os-release information for the distro running on the current machine");
    Environment.Exit(1);
}

// Displaying OS Release info 
Console.WriteLine($"OS Release Info:");
Console.WriteLine($"  Name: {info.NAME}");
Console.WriteLine($"  Version: {info.VERSION_ID}");
Console.WriteLine($"  Pretty Name: {info.PRETTY_NAME}");



// Method 2: Parsing /etc/os-release without specifying a distro.
// This is mostly used for debugging purposes, although it may fit your specific needs.
IPlatform platform = DetectPlatform();
Console.WriteLine($"Name: {platform.Name}");
Console.WriteLine($"ID: {platform.Id}");
Console.WriteLine($"Version: {platform.VersionId}");
Console.WriteLine($"Pretty Name: {platform.PrettyName}");
Console.WriteLine();