Os-release File Doesn’t Match Upstream?

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On a fully patched C7 machine…

% cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS Linux release 7.1.1503 (Core)

% cat /etc/os-release
NAME=”CentOS Linux”
VERSION=”7 (Core)”
ID=”CentOS
ID_LIKE=”rhel fedora”
VERSION_ID=”7″
PRETTY_NAME=”CentOS Linux 7 (Core)”
ANSI_COLOR=”0;31″
CPE_NAME=”cpe:/o:CentOS:CentOS:7″
HOME_URL=”https://www.CentOS.org/”
BUG_REPORT_URL=”https://bugs.CentOS.org/”

CentOS_MANTISBT_PROJECT=”CentOS-7″
CentOS_MANTISBT_PROJECT_VERSION=”7″
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT=”CentOS”
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION=”7″

In particular note the version ID is 7

On a RedHat machine:
% cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.1 (Maipo)

% cat /etc/os-release
NAME=”Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server”
VERSION=”7.1 (Maipo)”
ID=”rhel”
ID_LIKE=”fedora”
VERSION_ID=”7.1″
PRETTY_NAME=”Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.1 (Maipo)”
ANSI_COLOR=”0;31″
CPE_NAME=”cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.1:GA:server”
HOME_URL=”https://www.redhat.com/”
BUG_REPORT_URL=”https://bugzilla.redhat.com/”

REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT=”Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7″
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=7.1
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT=”Red Hat Enterprise Linux”
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION=”7.1″

Here the version ID is 7.1; different to CentOS.

Is this a bug or is it deliberate?

2 thoughts on - Os-release File Doesn’t Match Upstream?

  • It’s deliberate.

    Apparently the CentOS board went ahead and made major changes, different from RedHat, to the release names for CentOS 7 based on a thread in CentOS-devel.

    I find no solicitations for feedback on this list, or the CentOS-announce list. (If I’ve missed one, let me know!)

    It’s a decision I disagree with vehemently, and would have happily made my objections known had I heard. As a “customer” of CentOS, I do not participate in the CentOS-devel list. Obviously considering the messages cropping up on this list today, I am not alone.