diff --git a/cdist/conf/explorer/os_release b/cdist/conf/explorer/os_release
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2018 Adam Dej (dejko.a at gmail.com)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+
+# See os-release(5) and http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/os-release
+
+set +e
+
+cat /etc/os-release || cat /usr/lib/os-release || true