Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Installer/linux/debian/rules
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--- /trunk/src/VBox/Installer/linux/debian/rules	(revision 57880)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Installer/linux/debian/rules	(revision 57881)
@@ -87,5 +87,6 @@
  debdist  := $(strip $(shell grep $(debrel) $(current)/distributions_deb | cut -d'=' -f2))
  ifeq ($(debdist),)
-  $(error package distribution not detected (debrel=$(debrel)))
+  debdist := $(if $(shell which lsb_release),_$(shell lsb_release -si | tr a-z A-Z)_$(shell lsb_release -sr | sed -e 's/\./_/g' -e 's/\([^_]*\)\(_[^_]*\).*/\1\2/'),unknown)
+  # $(error package distribution not detected (debrel=$(debrel)))
  endif
 endif