docs: def lsb_release():
      """
      Get the linux distribution information and return in an attribute dict
      
      The following attributes should be available:
      base, distributor_id, description, release, codename
      
      For example Ubuntu Lucid would return
      base = debian
      distributor_id = Ubuntu
      description = Ubuntu 10.04.x LTS
      release = 10.04
      codename = lucid
      
      """
      
      output = run('lsb_release -a').split('\n')
      release = _AttributeDict({})
      for line in output:
          try:
              key, value = line.split(':')
          except ValueError:
              continue
          release[key.strip().replace(' ','_').lower()]=value.strip()
     
      if exists('/etc/debian_version'): release.base = 'debian'
      elif exists('/etc/redhat-release'): release.base = 'redhat'
      else: release.base = 'unknown'
      return release