[Bug 19353] Re: Tools relying on /etc/debian_version get confused

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Title:
  Tools relying on /etc/debian_version get confused

Status in base-files package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  /etc/debian_version appears to be carried unmodified from Debian on Ubuntu systems. 
  This means that things like reportbug that use the information there to identify the 
  version of Debian that they are running on will identify Unbuntu systems as a Debian 
  version.

  Another approach would be to modify all the tools like reportbug to add their own 
  information or read /etc/ubuntu_version and prefer that.

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