diff --git a/common/functions.sh b/common/functions.sh
index f7b888f..5222222 100644
--- a/common/functions.sh
+++ b/common/functions.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,37 @@ should_apt_last_update() {
 }
 
 get_distro() {
-  echo $(awk -F= '/^NAME/{print $2}' /etc/os-release)
+  # echo $(awk -F= '/^NAME/{print $2}' /etc/os-release)
+  if [ -f /etc/os-release ]; then
+    # freedesktop.org and systemd
+    . /etc/os-release
+    OS=$NAME
+    VER=$VERSION_ID
+  elif type lsb_release >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    # linuxbase.org
+    OS=$(lsb_release -si)
+    VER=$(lsb_release -sr)
+  elif [ -f /etc/lsb-release ]; then
+    # For some versions of Debian/Ubuntu without lsb_release command
+    . /etc/lsb-release
+    OS=$DISTRIB_ID
+    VER=$DISTRIB_RELEASE
+  elif [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then
+    # Older Debian/Ubuntu/etc.
+    OS=Debian
+    VER=$(cat /etc/debian_version)
+  elif [ -f /etc/SuSe-release ]; then
+    # Older SuSE/etc.
+    ...
+  elif [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then
+    # Older Red Hat, CentOS, etc.
+    ...
+  else
+    # Fall back to uname, e.g. "Linux <version>", also works for BSD, etc.
+    OS=$(uname -s)
+    VER=$(uname -r)
+  fi
+  echo $OS
 }
 
 get_pkg_mgr() {