Rust library to detect the operating system type, because sometimes you need to know.

Include this into your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
os_type="2.6"

In your code:

extern crate os_type;
let os = os_type::current_platform();
println!("Type: {:?}", os.os_type);
println!("Version: {}", os.version);

Or to provide different handling on different operating systems:

match os_type::current_platform().os_type {
  os_type::OSType::OSX => {
    println!("This is probably an apple laptop!");
  }
  os_type::OSType::Ubuntu => {
    println!("This is running Ubuntu Linux!");
  }
  _ => {
    println!("Unknown Operating System");
  }
}

Using os_type::current_platform().os_type, expect one of these return values:

• Unknown
• Redhat
• CentOS
• OSX
• Ubuntu
• Debian
• Arch
• Manjaro
• Alpine
• Deepin
• NixOS
• Kali

If you need support for more OS types, please consider opening a Pull Request.

On Linux based systems this library requires that lsb_release is installed.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub. You can find more information about contributing in the CONTRIBUTING.md. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration and discussion, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

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