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IntuneWSLPluginInstaller - WSL distro not recognized

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Description

We wanne use the IntuneWSLPluginInstaller for our company devices to allowed only allowed distributions. Now we have an distribution NixOS. It has also the information in /etc/os-release but it would not be recognized. Another distribution like debian or ubuntu works.

The /etc/os-release looks like:

ANSI_COLOR="0;38;2;126;186;228"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues"
BUILD_ID="25.05.20250724.3ff0e34"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:nixos:nixos:25.05"
DEFAULT_HOSTNAME=nixos
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://nixos.org/learn.html"
HOME_URL="https://nixos.org/"
ID=nixos
ID_LIKE=""
IMAGE_ID=""
IMAGE_VERSION=""
LOGO="nix-snowflake"
NAME=NixOS
PRETTY_NAME="NixOS 25.05 (Warbler)"
SUPPORT_END="2025-12-31"
SUPPORT_URL="https://nixos.org/community.html"
VARIANT=""
VARIANT_ID=""
VENDOR_NAME=NixOS
VENDOR_URL="https://nixos.org/"
VERSION="25.05 (Warbler)"
VERSION_CODENAME=warbler
VERSION_ID="25.05"

Where is the issue that this distribution is not recognized?

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Research direction

Start by locating the IntuneWSLPluginInstaller entry point and its handling of /etc/os-release, then compare the NixOS values in this issue with the Debian and Ubuntu cases. Done means NixOS is recognized and can be handled by the allowed-distribution configuration without regressing the existing distributions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
bash, linux
Domain
operating-systems, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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