@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ echo_docker_as_nonroot() {

 # Check if this is a forked Linux distro

 check_forked() {

+	

 	# Check for lsb_release command existence, it usually exists in forked distros

 	if command_exists lsb_release; then

 		# Check if the `-u` option is supported

@@ -76,6 +77,20 @@ check_forked() {

 			cat <<-EOF

 			Upstream release is '$lsb_dist' version '$dist_version'.

 			EOF

+		else

+			if [ -r /etc/debian_version ]; then

+				# We're Debian and don't even know it!

+				lsb_dist=debian

+				dist_version="$(cat /etc/debian_version | sed 's/\/.*//' | sed 's/\..*//')"

+				case "$dist_version" in

+					8)

+						dist_version="jessie"

+					;;

+					7)

+						dist_version="wheezy"

+					;;

+				esac

+			fi

 		fi

 	fi

 }