diff --git a/elements/debian/environment.d/10-debian-distro-name.bash b/elements/debian/environment.d/10-debian-distro-name.bash
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+export DISTRO_NAME=debian
diff --git a/elements/fedora/environment.d/10-fedora-distro-name.bash b/elements/fedora/environment.d/10-fedora-distro-name.bash
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+++ b/elements/fedora/environment.d/10-fedora-distro-name.bash
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+export DISTRO_NAME=fedora
diff --git a/elements/opensuse/environment.d/10-opensuse-distro-name.bash b/elements/opensuse/environment.d/10-opensuse-distro-name.bash
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+++ b/elements/opensuse/environment.d/10-opensuse-distro-name.bash
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+export DISTRO_NAME=opensuse
diff --git a/elements/rhel/environment.d/10-rhel-distro-name.bash b/elements/rhel/environment.d/10-rhel-distro-name.bash
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+++ b/elements/rhel/environment.d/10-rhel-distro-name.bash
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+export DISTRO_NAME=rhel
diff --git a/elements/rhel7/environment.d/10-rhel7-distro-name.bash b/elements/rhel7/environment.d/10-rhel7-distro-name.bash
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+++ b/elements/rhel7/environment.d/10-rhel7-distro-name.bash
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+export DISTRO_NAME=rhel7
diff --git a/elements/ubuntu/environment.d/10-ubuntu-distro-name.bash b/elements/ubuntu/environment.d/10-ubuntu-distro-name.bash
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+export DISTRO_NAME=ubuntu