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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
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+
+"""This module hosts OS-specific code for Red Hat Enterprise Linux"""
+
+from image_creator.os_type.linux import Linux
+
+
+class Rhel(Linux):
+    "OS class for Red Hat Enterprise Linux"""
+
+    def _do_collect_metadata(self):
+        """Collect metadata about the OS"""
+        super(Rhel, self)._do_collect_metadata()
+
+        # Check if the image is Oracle Linux
+        oracle = '/etc/oracle-release'
+        if self.image.g.is_file(oracle):
+            self.meta['OS'] = 'oraclelinux'
+            self.meta['DESCRIPTION'] = self.image.g.head_n(1, oracle)[0]
+
+
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