diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 96406d18..89e208fd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
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-name = "aho-corasick"
-version = "0.6.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "memchr 2.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "backtrace"
 version = "0.3.8"
@@ -56,32 +48,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "synstructure 0.6.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "lazy_static"
-version = "1.0.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
 version = "0.2.42"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "memchr"
-version = "2.0.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "libc 0.2.42 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "os_type"
-version = "2.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "regex 0.2.11 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
 version = "0.3.15"
@@ -100,26 +71,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "redox_syscall 0.1.40 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "regex"
-version = "0.2.11"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "aho-corasick 0.6.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "memchr 2.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "regex-syntax 0.5.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "thread_local 0.3.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "utf8-ranges 1.0.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "regex-syntax"
-version = "0.5.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "ucd-util 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rustc-demangle"
 version = "0.1.8"
@@ -162,54 +113,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "redox_termios 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "thread_local"
-version = "0.3.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "lazy_static 1.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "unreachable 1.0.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "topgrade"
 version = "0.4.0"
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  "failure 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "failure_derive 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "os_type 2.0.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "termion 1.5.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "which 2.0.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
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-[[package]]
-name = "ucd-util"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-xid"
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-[[package]]
-name = "unreachable"
-version = "1.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "void 1.0.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "utf8-ranges"
-version = "1.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "void"
-version = "1.0.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "which"
 version = "2.0.0"
@@ -239,33 +157,22 @@ version = "0.4.0"
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 206271a5..970d9f20 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ exclude = ["doc/screenshot.gif"]
 
 [dependencies]
 which = "2.0.0"
-os_type = "2.0.0"
 termion = "1.5.1"
 failure = "0.1.1"
 failure_derive = "0.1.1"
diff --git a/src/linux.rs b/src/linux.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f1e5c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/linux.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use failure;
+use std::fs;
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum Distribution {
+    Arch,
+    CentOS,
+    Fedora,
+    Debian,
+    Ubuntu,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Fail)]
+#[fail(display = "Unknown Linux Distribution")]
+struct UnknownLinuxDistribution;
+
+impl Distribution {
+    pub fn detect() -> Result<Self, failure::Error> {
+        let content = fs::read_to_string("/etc/os-release")?;
+
+        if content.contains("Arch") {
+            return Ok(Distribution::Arch);
+        }
+
+        if content.contains("CentOS") {
+            return Ok(Distribution::CentOS);
+        }
+
+        if content.contains("Fedora") {
+            return Ok(Distribution::Fedora);
+        }
+
+        if content.contains("Ubuntu") {
+            return Ok(Distribution::Ubuntu);
+        }
+
+        if content.contains("Debian") {
+            return Ok(Distribution::Debian);
+        }
+
+        Err(UnknownLinuxDistribution.into())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8c12291c..cc9a503e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 extern crate failure;
-extern crate os_type;
 extern crate which;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate failure_derive;
 extern crate termion;
 
 mod git;
+mod linux;
 mod report;
 mod steps;
 mod terminal;
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ mod vim;
 
 use failure::Error;
 use git::Git;
-use os_type::OSType;
 use report::{Report, Reporter};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::env::home_dir;
@@ -139,20 +138,23 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
         let sudo = which("sudo");
 
         terminal.print_separator("System update");
-        match os_type::current_platform().os_type {
-            OSType::Arch => Some(upgrade_arch_linux(&sudo, &terminal)),
-            OSType::CentOS | OSType::Redhat => Some(upgrade_redhat(&sudo, &terminal)),
-            OSType::Ubuntu | OSType::Debian => Some(upgrade_debian(&sudo, &terminal)),
-            OSType::Unknown => {
-                terminal.print_warning(
-                    "Could not detect your Linux distribution. Do you have lsb-release installed?",
-                );
-
-                None
+        match linux::Distribution::detect() {
+            Ok(distribution) => {
+                match distribution {
+                    linux::Distribution::Arch => upgrade_arch_linux(&sudo, &terminal),
+                    linux::Distribution::CentOS | linux::Distribution::Fedora => {
+                        upgrade_redhat(&sudo, &terminal)
+                    }
+                    linux::Distribution::Ubuntu | linux::Distribution::Debian => {
+                        upgrade_debian(&sudo, &terminal)
+                    }
+                }.report("System upgrade", &mut reports);
             }
 
-            _ => None,
-        }.report("System upgrade", &mut reports);
+            Err(e) => {
+                println!("Error detecting current distribution: {}", e);
+            }
+        }
 
         if let Ok(fwupdmgr) = which("fwupdmgr") {
             terminal.print_separator("Firmware upgrades");