def main():
"""Install packages considered necessary to build software"""
if is_debian() or is_ubuntu():
apt_get = APTGet()
apt_get.install('build-essential')
else:
# FIXME: we need to support other distros soon
pass
def get_os():
if is_debian():
return 'debian'
elif is_ubuntu():
return 'ubuntu'
elif is_osx():
return 'osx'
else:
raise ValueError('Unknown operating system')
def is_ubuntu(versions: Optional[List[str]] = None) -> bool:
"""
An alias for is_debian that uses Ubuntu as the distro.
This function returns True if the OS is Ubuntu and the version is in
the list of versions
:param versions: a list of acceptable versions for Ubuntu.
:return: bool, True if platform is Ubuntu.
"""
return is_debian(versions=versions, distro_name='ubuntu')