DamianEdwards / DamianEdwards/DevBench

Detect/show more details about Linux

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enhancement
Dominant language
C#
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26
Forks
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Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Results page currently just shows OS as "Linux". Should likely show the distro too and whether it's WSL.

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Research direction

Start at the results page where the OS is currently displayed as "Linux" and trace the existing operating-system detection. Identify how the distro and WSL status can be obtained, then verify that the results page shows both when applicable and still handles other operating systems correctly.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
64/100

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