diff --git a/cmd/linux.go b/cmd/linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..067e3068c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package cmd
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// LinuxDistribution is of type int
+type LinuxDistribution int
+
+const (
+	// Ubuntu distro
+	Ubuntu LinuxDistribution = 0
+)
+
+// DistroInfo contains all the information relating to a linux distribution
+type DistroInfo struct {
+	distribution LinuxDistribution
+	name         string
+	release      string
+}
+
+func getLinuxDistroInfo() *DistroInfo {
+	result := &DistroInfo{}
+	program := NewProgramHelper()
+	// Does lsb_release exist?
+
+	lsbRelease := program.FindProgram("lsb_release")
+	if lsbRelease != nil {
+		stdout, _, err := lsbRelease.Run("-a")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		fmt.Println(stdout)
+	}
+	return result
+}
diff --git a/cmd/program.go b/cmd/program.go
index c19ed989d..836b5ad63 100644
--- a/cmd/program.go
+++ b/cmd/program.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 )
@@ -41,3 +42,25 @@ func (p *ProgramHelper) FindProgram(programName string) *Program {
 		Path: path,
 	}
 }
+
+func (p *Program) GetFullPathToBinary() (string, error) {
+	result := filepath.Join(p.Path, p.Name)
+	return filepath.Abs(result)
+}
+
+// Run will execute the program with the given parameters
+// Returns stdout + stderr as strings and an error if one occured
+func (p *Program) Run(vars ...string) (stdout, stderr string, err error) {
+	command, err := p.GetFullPathToBinary()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+	cmd := exec.Command(command, vars...)
+	var stdo, stde bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stdout = &stdo
+	cmd.Stderr = &stde
+	err = cmd.Run()
+	stdout = string(stdo.Bytes())
+	stderr = string(stde.Bytes())
+	return
+}