kubernetes/kops · error

unknown or unsupported distro: %v

Error message

unknown or unsupported distro: %v

What it means

Error "unknown or unsupported distro: %v" thrown in kubernetes/kops.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/package.go:134

func (f *Package) GetName() *string {
	return &f.Name
}

// isOSPackage returns true if this is an OS provided package (as opposed to a bare .deb, for example)
func (p *Package) isOSPackage() bool {
	return fi.ValueOf(p.Source) == ""
}

// String returns a string representation, implementing the Stringer interface
func (p *Package) String() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("Package: %s", p.Name)
}

func (e *Package) Find(c *fi.NodeupContext) (*Package, error) {
	d, err := distributions.FindDistribution("/")
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown or unsupported distro: %v", err)
	}

	if d.IsDebianFamily() {
		return e.findDpkg(c)
	}

	if d.IsRHELFamily() {
		return e.findYum(c)
	}

	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported package system")
}

func (e *Package) findDpkg(c *fi.NodeupContext) (*Package, error) {
	args := []string{"dpkg-query", "-f", "${db:Status-Abbrev}\\t${Version}\\n", "-W", e.Name}
	human := strings.Join(args, " ")

	klog.V(2).Infof("Listing installed packages: %s", human)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/package.go:134 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of kubernetes/kops@4c8573c808 (2026-09-05). Data as JSON: /api/errors/bf4fa0764e645ca5. Report an issue: GitHub.