[IMPALA-12179] Switch from detection via lsb_release to /etc/os-release

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Impala 4.3.0
• Fix Version/s: Impala 4.3.0
• Component/s: Infrastructure
• Epic Color: ghx-label-6
• Assignee: Joe McDonnell
• Reporter: Joe McDonnell
• Created: 01/Jun/23 22:47
• Updated: 15/Jun/23 17:11
• Resolved: 15/Jun/23 17:11

Description

lsb_release is getting harder to install on newer Linux distributions like Redhat 9. /etc/os-release has been around a while and provides equivalent functionality for what we need. We should switch our code to use /etc/os-release and eliminate the old lsb_release code.

Issue Links

• is related to: IMPALA-12207 Add support for Redhat 9