From c21956b4f378000bdcdc67114219391cc0fbf187 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jack Robison <jackrobison@lbry.io>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:28:47 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] handle distro import error

---
 lbrynet/core/system_info.py | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lbrynet/core/system_info.py b/lbrynet/core/system_info.py
index 12755033b..765ff7f49 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/system_info.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/system_info.py
@@ -36,9 +36,12 @@ def get_platform(get_ip=True):
         "build": build_type.BUILD,  # CI server sets this during build step
     }
     if p["os_system"] == "Linux":
-        import distro
-        p["distro"] = distro.info()
-        p["desktop"] = os.environ.get('XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP', 'Unknown')
+        try:
+            import distro
+            p["distro"] = distro.info()
+            p["desktop"] = os.environ.get('XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP', 'Unknown')
+        except ModuleNotFoundError:
+            pass
 
     # TODO: remove this from get_platform and add a get_external_ip function using treq
     if get_ip: