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[Brian Murray <brian@xxxxxxxxxx>]

For future reference this is what is used:

def get_distro(id=None, codename=None, description=None, release=None):
    """
    Check the currently used distribution and return the corresponding
    distriubtion class that supports distro specific features.

    If no paramter are given the distro will be auto detected via
    a call to lsb-release
    """
    # make testing easier
    if not (id and codename and description and release):
        result = _lsb_release()
        id = result['Distributor ID']
        codename = result['Codename']
        description = result['Description']
        release = result['Release']
    if id == "Ubuntu":
        return UbuntuDistribution(id, codename, description, release)
    elif id == "Debian":
        return DebianDistribution(id, codename, description, release)
    else:
        return Distribution(id, codename, description, release)

** Changed in: python-apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1414229

Title:
  python apt reporting Mint as generic distro, not as  Ubuntu type
  distro

Status in python-apt package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Mint Rebecca, reproduce:
  python
  >>import aptsources.distro
  >>distro = aptsources.distro.get_distro()
  >>print distro
  <aptsources.distro.Distribution object at 0x7f4c22051c10>

  vs

  <aptsources.distro.UbuntuDistribution object at 0x7f8fe050ad10>

  on a Trusty.

  This becomes a huge issue when it comes to porting Ansible roles from Ubuntu to Mint, since PPAs do not work. Reference:
  https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/4587
  https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/9383

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