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When I used the command lsb_release, System threw an error that "No lsb modules are available". So what are they and why to install them to get my system info(through command lsb_release)?

Brijesh
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    See the [bug](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lsb/+bug/66914). – Vijay Feb 02 '19 at 12:16
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    Who say you "need to install them"? – mikewhatever Feb 02 '19 at 12:30
  • Use `lsb_release -cdir`. Plain `lsb_release` is not supposed to work on Ubuntu. – AlexP Feb 02 '19 at 13:32
  • dupe: https://askubuntu.com/questions/230766/how-lsb-module-affects-system-and-can-be-made-available-to-the-system – Rinzwind Feb 02 '19 at 14:15
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    Thanks @VeeJay. I got why it is showing the error. But I didn't get what are these modules! – Brijesh Feb 09 '19 at 19:12
  • @mikewhatever in the below link, one suggests to install for removing the error. https://askubuntu.com/questions/230766/how-lsb-module-affects-system-and-can-be-made-available-to-the-system – Brijesh Feb 09 '19 at 19:13
  • Thanks @AlexP. This command worked. However, in the link provided by VeeJay I saw "lsb_release -a" also worked(but it showed the error too with the required result). – Brijesh Feb 09 '19 at 19:16

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After trying lsb_release -cdir and seeing that it worked, I just set it up as an alias with

alias lsb_release='lsb_release -cdir'

I'm running Ubuntu 18.04, so doing this made sense for me.

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