SystemInfo.operatingSystem check for Linux/SteamOS?

Hi there,

If I make a SystemInfo.operatingSystem check in a Linux/SteamOS system, will it always return a similar message? Let me show you an example:

Code (CSharp):

1. if(SystemInfo.operatingSystem.Contains("Linux"))
2. {
3.     if(SystemInfo.operatingSystem.Contains("64bit"))
4.         GameManager.currentOS = GameManager.MACHINEOS.LINUX64;
5.     else
6.         GameManager.currentOS = GameManager.MACHINEOS.LINUX32;
7. }

Depending on the OS architecture, I need to load specific assets for the game (some for 64, some for 32). This code check works like a charm for both Windows and OSX based systems, but I can't have every different Linux OS out there to test, so I don't know if SystemInfo.operatingSystem will always output a message containing the 'Linux' word (also, what about SteamOS?).

Should I handle this differently?

 

Yes, the operating system for all Linux systems will be: "Linux KernelMajor.KernelMinor distribution bitness" , where Linux, KernelMajor, KernelMinor, and bitness are retrieved from uname(2), and distribution is obtained from lsb_release if available ("unknown" otherwise).

 

Nice, thanks a lot! So, even for SteamOS, right (I guess SteamOS will be the distribution info)?

 

Yes, it should be (or maybe it will even be Debian, not sure off the top of my head).

 

Okay then. Thanks a lot.