Debian 8 : No LSB modules are available

Question

When I run lsb_release on Debian 8, following error is appeared:

No LSB modules are available.

Is there any missing file causes this problem?

score 29 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 25 '16 at 08:56

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As the error message says lsb_release command is installed but lsb module isn't. Use this command to solve the problem:

apt-get install lsb-core

I suggest to use lsb_release -a instead of lsb_release. It shows more useful output.

answered Nov 25 '16 at 08:56

SuB

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 23 '19 at 11:28

10

I just moved to Debian 11, Bullseye and, in order to check the release, you have to type

lsb_release -cs

lsb-core in Bullseye does not exist.

answered Jul 23 '19 at 11:28

Denix

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 23 '22 at 14:12

3

Debian discontinued support for the Linux Standard Base in 2015. See Debian and LSB.

If you don't want to see the message No LSB modules are available,
a workaround is to use the flags -cdir instead of -a :

lsb_release -cdir

answered Nov 23 '22 at 14:12

Henke

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 22 '22 at 01:47

0

While building a container image based on Debian 11 (bullseye) I had to install the lsb_release command using:

apt-get -y install lsb-release

since, as Denis Pitzalis pointed out, the lsb-core package does not exist for 11

answered Jul 22 '22 at 01:47

dvanrensburg

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