I'm trying to retrieve the distro name from the lsb_release -i output, but using
lsb_release -i | sed 's/Distributor ID: //g' won't do the trick.
What am I doing wrong? Or maybe should I change the tool?
3 Answers
You do not have to manipulate the output if you add the -s or --short option which according to the help "show requested information in short format".
lsb_release -is 
The character after the colon is a tab, not a space. Use
s/Distributor ID:\t// The /g is not needed because the pattern is not repeated on the line.
You can also use much simpler
lsb_release -i | cut -f2- 
Try this:
lsb_release -is Per the man page of lsb_release(1):
-s, --short Use the short output format for any information displayed. This format omits the leading header(s). On my machine:
bburns@bjb-laptop:~$ lsb_release -is Ubuntu 
lsb_releaseand it's not installed on my system. Can you please show us the output of the command before you pipe it intosed?