--- xbmc-12.0/xbmc/utils/SystemInfo.cpp	2013-01-29 15:20:27.000000000 +0100
+++ xbmc-12.0/xbmc/utils/SystemInfo.cpp-no_lsb.patch	2013-02-16 15:53:27.000000000 +0100
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@
                                         NULL };
   CStdString result("");
 
-  FILE* pipe = popen("unset PYTHONHOME; unset PYTHONPATH; lsb_release -d  2>/dev/null | cut -f2", "r");
+  FILE* pipe = popen("unset PYTHONHOME; unset PYTHONPATH; cat /etc/sysconfig/release 2>/dev/null", "r");
   if (pipe)
   {
     char buffer[256] = {'\0'};