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[enigma2.git] / lib / python / Components / About.py

diff --git a/lib/python/Components/About.py b/lib/python/Components/About.py
old mode 100644 (file)
new mode 100755 (executable)
index 8e332e3..6b322c9
--- a/lib/python/Components/About.py
+++ b/lib/python/Components/About.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from Tools.Directories import resolveFilename, SCOPE_SYSETC
 from enigma import getEnigmaVersionString
+from os import popen
 
 class About:
        def __init__(self):
@@ -43,4 +44,14 @@ class About:
        def getEnigmaVersionString(self):
                return getEnigmaVersionString()
 
+       def getKernelVersionString(self):
+               try:
+                       result = popen("uname -r","r").read().strip("\n").split('-')
+                       kernel_version = result[0]
+                       return kernel_version
+               except:
+                       pass
+
+               return "unknown"
+
 about = About()