diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 63094efbf..2a2f19e76 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ Wails is what it is because of the time and effort given by these great people.
 * [iceleo-com](https://github.com/iceleo-com)
 * [fallendusk](https://github.com/fallendusk)
 * [Florian Didran](https://github.com/fdidron)
+* [Nikolai Zimmermann](https://github.com/Chronophylos)
diff --git a/cmd/linux.go b/cmd/linux.go
index 610902389..9a1e55ae9 100644
--- a/cmd/linux.go
+++ b/cmd/linux.go
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ const (
 	Arch
 	// RedHat linux distribution
 	RedHat
+	// CentOS linux distribution
+	CentOS
+	// Fedora linux distribution
+	Fedora
 	// Debian distribution
 	Debian
 	// Gentoo distribution
@@ -33,63 +37,23 @@ const (
 
 // DistroInfo contains all the information relating to a linux distribution
 type DistroInfo struct {
-	Distribution  LinuxDistribution
-	Description   string
-	Release       string
-	Codename      string
-	DistributorID string
-	DiscoveredBy  string
+	Distribution LinuxDistribution
+	Name         string
+	ID           string
+	Description  string
+	Release      string
+	DiscoveredBy string
 }
 
 // GetLinuxDistroInfo returns information about the running linux distribution
 func GetLinuxDistroInfo() *DistroInfo {
 	result := &DistroInfo{Distribution: Unknown}
-	program := NewProgramHelper()
-	// Does lsb_release exist?
 
-	lsbRelease := program.FindProgram("lsb_release")
-	if lsbRelease != nil {
-		stdout, _, _, err := lsbRelease.Run("-a")
-		if err != nil {
-			return result
-		}
-		result.DiscoveredBy = "lsb"
-		for _, line := range strings.Split(stdout, "\n") {
-			if strings.Contains(line, ":") {
-				// Iterate lines a
-				details := strings.Split(line, ":")
-				key := strings.TrimSpace(details[0])
-				value := strings.TrimSpace(details[1])
-				switch key {
-				case "Distributor ID":
-					result.DistributorID = value
-					switch value {
-					case "Ubuntu":
-						result.Distribution = Ubuntu
-					case "Arch", "ManjaroLinux":
-						result.Distribution = Arch
-					case "Debian":
-						result.Distribution = Debian
-					case "Gentoo":
-						result.Distribution = Gentoo
-					case "Zorin":
-						result.Distribution = Zorin
-					case "Fedora":
-						result.Distribution = RedHat
-					}
-				case "Description":
-					result.Description = value
-				case "Release":
-					result.Release = value
-				case "Codename":
-					result.Codename = value
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		// check if /etc/os-release exists
-	} else if _, err := os.Stat("/etc/os-release"); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	_, err := os.Stat("/etc/os-release")
+	if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		// Default value
-		osName := "Unknown"
+		osID := "unknown"
+		osNAME := "Unknown"
 		version := ""
 		// read /etc/os-release
 		osRelease, _ := ioutil.ReadFile("/etc/os-release")
@@ -104,8 +68,10 @@ func GetLinuxDistroInfo() *DistroInfo {
 				continue
 			}
 			switch splitLine[0] {
+			case "ID":
+				osID = strings.Trim(splitLine[1], "\"")
 			case "NAME":
-				osName = strings.Trim(splitLine[1], "\"")
+				osNAME = strings.Trim(splitLine[1], "\"")
 			case "VERSION_ID":
 				version = strings.Trim(splitLine[1], "\"")
 			}
@@ -114,21 +80,29 @@ func GetLinuxDistroInfo() *DistroInfo {
 		// Check distro name against list of distros
 		result.Release = version
 		result.DiscoveredBy = "os-release"
-		switch osName {
-		case "Fedora":
+		switch osID {
+		case "rhel":
 			result.Distribution = RedHat
-		case "CentOS":
-			result.Distribution = RedHat
-		case "Arch Linux":
+		case "fedora":
+			result.Distribution = Fedora
+		case "centos":
+			result.Distribution = CentOS
+		case "arch":
 			result.Distribution = Arch
-		case "Debian GNU/Linux":
+		case "debian":
 			result.Distribution = Debian
-		case "Gentoo/Linux":
+		case "ubuntu":
+			result.Distribution = Ubuntu
+		case "gentoo":
 			result.Distribution = Gentoo
+		case "zorin":
+			result.Distribution = Zorin
 		default:
 			result.Distribution = Unknown
-			result.DistributorID = osName
 		}
+
+		result.ID = osID
+		result.Name = osNAME
 	}
 	return result
 }
@@ -181,16 +155,16 @@ func RpmInstalled(packageName string) (bool, error) {
 // currently unsupported distribution
 func RequestSupportForDistribution(distroInfo *DistroInfo, libraryName string) error {
 	var logger = NewLogger()
-	defaultError := fmt.Errorf("unable to check libraries on distribution '%s'. Please ensure that the '%s' equivalent is installed", distroInfo.DistributorID, libraryName)
+	defaultError := fmt.Errorf("unable to check libraries on distribution '%s'. Please ensure that the '%s' equivalent is installed", distroInfo.Name, libraryName)
 
-	logger.Yellow("Distribution '%s' is not currently supported, but we would love to!", distroInfo.DistributorID)
-	q := fmt.Sprintf("Would you like to submit a request to support distribution '%s'?", distroInfo.DistributorID)
+	logger.Yellow("Distribution '%s' is not currently supported, but we would love to!", distroInfo.Name)
+	q := fmt.Sprintf("Would you like to submit a request to support distribution '%s'?", distroInfo.Name)
 	result := Prompt(q, "yes")
 	if strings.ToLower(result) != "yes" {
 		return defaultError
 	}
 
-	title := fmt.Sprintf("Support Distribution '%s'", distroInfo.DistributorID)
+	title := fmt.Sprintf("Support Distribution '%s'", distroInfo.Name)
 
 	var str strings.Builder
 
@@ -205,16 +179,16 @@ func RequestSupportForDistribution(distroInfo *DistroInfo, libraryName string) e
 	str.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("| Platform      | %s |\n", runtime.GOOS))
 	str.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("| Arch          | %s |\n", runtime.GOARCH))
 	str.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("| GO111MODULE   | %s |\n", gomodule))
-	str.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("| Distribution ID   | %s |\n", distroInfo.DistributorID))
+	str.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("| Distribution ID   | %s |\n", distroInfo.ID))
+	str.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("| Distribution Name   | %s |\n", distroInfo.Name))
 	str.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("| Distribution Version   | %s |\n", distroInfo.Release))
 	str.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("| Discovered by   | %s |\n", distroInfo.DiscoveredBy))
 
-	body := fmt.Sprintf("**Description**\nDistribution '%s' is currently unsupported.\n\n**Further Information**\n\n%s\n\n*Please add any extra information here, EG: libraries that are needed to make the distribution work, or commands to install them*", distroInfo.DistributorID, str.String())
+	body := fmt.Sprintf("**Description**\nDistribution '%s' is currently unsupported.\n\n**Further Information**\n\n%s\n\n*Please add any extra information here, EG: libraries that are needed to make the distribution work, or commands to install them*", distroInfo.ID, str.String())
 	fullURL := "https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/issues/new?"
 	params := "title=" + title + "&body=" + body
 
 	fmt.Println("Opening browser to file request.")
 	browser.OpenURL(fullURL + url.PathEscape(params))
 	return nil
-
 }
diff --git a/cmd/prerequisites.go b/cmd/prerequisites.go
index 51ad778c1..affe16b0f 100644
--- a/cmd/prerequisites.go
+++ b/cmd/prerequisites.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func getRequiredLibrariesLinux() (*Prerequisites, error) {
 	case Arch:
 		result.Add(newPrerequisite("gtk3", "Please install with `sudo pacman -S gtk3` and try again"))
 		result.Add(newPrerequisite("webkit2gtk", "Please install with `sudo pacman -S webkit2gtk` and try again"))
-	case RedHat:
+	case RedHat, Fedora, CentOS:
 		result.Add(newPrerequisite("gtk3-devel", "Please install with `sudo yum install gtk3-devel` and try again"))
 		result.Add(newPrerequisite("webkit2gtk3-devel", "Please install with `sudo yum install webkit2gtk3-devel` and try again"))
 	default:
diff --git a/cmd/system.go b/cmd/system.go
index 57bb104d8..f607a9243 100644
--- a/cmd/system.go
+++ b/cmd/system.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func CheckDependencies(logger *Logger) (bool, error) {
 				} else {
 					logger.Green("Library '%s' installed.", library.Name)
 				}
-			case RedHat:
+			case RedHat, Fedora, CentOS:
 				installed, err := RpmInstalled(library.Name)
 				if err != nil {
 					return false, err
diff --git a/cmd/version.go b/cmd/version.go
index dd98c36c7..6e06c26da 100644
--- a/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/version.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package cmd
 
 // Version - Wails version
-const Version = "v0.17.6-pre"
+const Version = "v0.17.7-pre"
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 54caca56e..d67835ac2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.1/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXf
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0 h1:TivCn/peBQ7UY8ooIcPgZFpTNSz0Q2U6UrFlUfqbe0Q=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
+github.com/wailsapp/webview v0.2.7 h1:fN5L5H9Oivg9IJPk7uaXQnjqB68Fny11ZWkIaTIZHmk=
+github.com/wailsapp/webview v0.2.7/go.mod h1:XO9HJbKWokDxUYTWQEBCYg95n/To1v7PxvanDNVf8hY=
 github.com/zserge/webview v0.0.0-20190123072648-16c93bcaeaeb/go.mod h1:a1CV8KR4Dd1eP2g+mEijGOp+HKczwdKHWyx0aPHKvo4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190123085648-057139ce5d2b/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=