| Summary: | About This System page: Show "OS build" information from /etc/os-release | ||
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| Product: | [Applications] kinfocenter | Reporter: | Unknown <null> |
| Component: | general | Assignee: | Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null> |
| Status: | RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM | ||
| Severity: | wishlist | CC: | nate, shubhamarora, sitter |
| Priority: | NOR | ||
| Version First Reported In: | 5.27.9 | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Platform: | Other | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Latest Commit: | Version Fixed/Implemented In: | ||
| Sentry Crash Report: | |||
| Attachments: | Here is an example of how the GNOME desktop does this | ||
According to following commit distros need to enable config to show the build information. Architecture is already shown in kernel version entry. Please contact the distro maintainer. https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kinfocenter/-/commit/695797ab4136faf6d6d06310b5328e1c96af2057 |
Created attachment 163195 [details] Here is an example of how the GNOME desktop does this OBSERVED RESULT There is no information for OS build information in kinfocenter's 'About This System' section EXPECTED RESULT KDE should list the OS Name, Build Type and OS Type in kinfocenter's 'About This System' section. The information is written in /etc/os-release SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: EndeavourOS (available in About System) KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.9 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.112.0 Qt Version: 5.15.11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This will allow users to know which architecture there system is running whether 64 bit or 32 bit so they can know which version of software is compatible with their OS. This can also help users know if they using a rolling release or a fixed point release OS.