C++ get linux distribution name\version

Question

According to the question \" How to get Linux distribution name and version? \", to get the linux distro name and version, this works:

lsb_release -a
         


        

Answer 1

You can simply use the function:

int uname(struct utsname *buf);

by including the header

#include 

It already returns the name & version as a part of the structure:

   struct utsname 
   {
       char sysname[];    /* Operating system name (e.g., "Linux") */
       char nodename[];   /* Name within "some implementation-defined network" */
       char release[];    /* OS release (e.g., "2.6.28") */
       char version[];    /* OS version */
       char machine[];    /* Hardware identifier */
       #ifdef _GNU_SOURCE
          char domainname[]; /* NIS or YP domain name */
       #endif
   };

Am I missing something?