getos

What is getos?

The getos npm package is used to detect the operating system of the environment in which a Node.js application is running. It provides a simple API to retrieve detailed information about the OS, including the distribution name and version for Linux systems.

What are getos's main functionalities?

Detect Operating System

This feature allows you to detect the operating system of the environment. The callback function returns an object containing details about the OS, such as the distribution name and version for Linux systems.

const getos = require('getos');

getos((e, os) => {
  if (e) return console.log(e);
  console.log(os);
});

Detect Linux Distribution

This feature is specifically useful for detecting the Linux distribution and its version. The callback function checks if the OS is Linux and then logs the distribution name and version.

const getos = require('getos');

getos((e, os) => {
  if (e) return console.log(e);
  if (os.os === 'linux') {
    console.log(`You are running ${os.dist} version ${os.release}`);
  }
});

Other packages similar to getos

os

The 'os' module is a built-in Node.js module that provides operating system-related utility methods and properties. Unlike getos, it does not provide detailed information about Linux distributions but offers a broader range of OS-related functionalities.

systeminformation

The 'systeminformation' package provides detailed system and hardware information. It offers more comprehensive data compared to getos, including CPU, memory, and network details, but may be overkill if you only need OS detection.

node-os-utils

The 'node-os-utils' package provides a set of utilities to get information about the operating system, including CPU, memory, and disk usage. It offers more extensive system monitoring capabilities compared to getos.

README

GETOS

A simple npm utility to supplement os.platform()

Problem

os.platform() returns linux. If you want the distrubtion name, you are S.O.L.

Solution

This. Simply call

var getos = require('getos')

getos(function(e,os) {
  if(e) return console.log(e)
  console.log("You OS is:" +os)
})

Disclaimer

Check os.json in this repo. Any distribution that shares a common resource file with another distrubtion is currently untested. These are the arrays of distrubitons with more than 1 member. If you are using one of these distrubtions, please submit an issue letting me know if it works. If it fails, please post the content of the file.

If you have a distrubtion not in os.json, please identify your resource file and submit it's name and content along with your distrbution/version in an issue.

Thanks for helping make this tool great.