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[Bug 1488328] [NEW] /etc/debian_version gives debian version instead of ubuntu

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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 05:32:20 -0000
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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 19353 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/19353

Public bug reported:

themusicgod1@Hedy:~$ cat /etc/debian_version 
jessie/sid

this is incorrect: I am not running jessie/sid, I'm running ubuntu wily
werefolf.  I know ubuntu is forked off of debian but still: the presence
of this file, and its contents is a little misleading.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: base-files 7.2ubuntu10
Uname: Linux 4.1.0-040100rc1-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.18-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Aug 25 01:19:30 2015
Dependencies:
 
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-09 (411 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140708)
ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color
SourcePackage: base-files
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: base-files (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug wily

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 19353
   Tools relying on /etc/debian_version get confused

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Title:
  /etc/debian_version gives debian version instead of ubuntu

Status in base-files package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  themusicgod1@Hedy:~$ cat /etc/debian_version 
  jessie/sid

  this is incorrect: I am not running jessie/sid, I'm running ubuntu
  wily werefolf.  I know ubuntu is forked off of debian but still: the
  presence of this file, and its contents is a little misleading.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: base-files 7.2ubuntu10
  Uname: Linux 4.1.0-040100rc1-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.18-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Aug 25 01:19:30 2015
  Dependencies:
   
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-09 (411 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140708)
  ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color
  SourcePackage: base-files
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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