The final version of this patch. Example output: $ ./inspector/run-inspector-locally --query CentOS5x32 windows=no linux=yes rhel=no fedora=no debian=no fullvirt=yes xen_domU_kernel=no xen_pv_drivers=yes virtio_drivers=yes kernel_arch=i386 userspace_arch=i386 $ ./inspector/run-inspector-locally --query Debian5x64 unknown filesystem /dev/hdc windows=no linux=yes rhel=no fedora=no debian=yes fullvirt=yes xen_domU_kernel=no xen_pv_drivers=no virtio_drivers=yes kernel_arch=x86_64 userspace_arch=x86_64 $ ./inspector/run-inspector-locally --query Win2003x32 windows=yes linux=no rhel=no fedora=no debian=no fullvirt=no xen_domU_kernel=no xen_pv_drivers=no virtio_drivers=no userspace_arch=i386 $ ./inspector/run-inspector-locally --xml F10x32 <operatingsystems> <operatingsystem> <name>linux</name> <distro>fedora</distro> <arch>i386</arch> <major_version>10</major_version> <package_format>rpm</package_format> <package_management>yum</package_management> <root>/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00</root> [...] Rich. -- Richard Jones, Emerging Technologies, Red Hat http://et.redhat.com/~rjones libguestfs lets you edit virtual machines. Supports shell scripting, bindings from many languages. http://et.redhat.com/~rjones/libguestfs/ See what it can do: http://et.redhat.com/~rjones/libguestfs/recipes.html