diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/CmdDistro.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/CmdDistro.py
index 988c811f..4747a778 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/CmdDistro.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/CmdDistro.py
@@ -1,48 +1,14 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-import re, sys
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 
 from ..App import App
-from .Cmd import Cmd as CmdBase
+from .DistroBase import DistroBase as CmdBase
 
 class CmdDistro(CmdBase): # export
 
     def __init__(self, parent: App) -> None:
-        self.__id = None
         super().__init__(parent, 'distro', help="System package manager wrapper")
-        self._add_subcommands()
-        self.__interactive: bool|None = None
-
-    @property
-    def distro_id(self):
-        if self.__id is None:
-            if self.app.args.id is not None:
-                # The distribution ID requested by the command line
-                self.__id = self.app.args.id
-            else:
-                # The ID of the distribution we run on
-                self.__id = self.app.distro_id
-        return self.__id
 
     def add_arguments(self, p: ArgumentParser) -> None:
         super().add_arguments(p)
-        p.add_argument('--id', default=None, help='Distribution ID (default is taken from /etc/os-release)')
-        p.add_argument('--interactive', choices=['true', 'false', 'auto'], default='true', help="Wait for user input or try to proceed unattended")
-
-    @property
-    def interactive(self) -> bool:
-        if self.__interactive is None:
-            match self.app.args.interactive:
-                case 'true':
-                    self.__interactive = True
-                case 'false':
-                    self.__interactive = False
-                case 'auto':
-                    self.__interactive = sys.stdin.isatty()
-        return self.__interactive
-
-    async def _run(self, args):
-        # Missing subcommand
-        self.parser.print_help()
-        sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/DistroBase.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/DistroBase.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29c5a90b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/DistroBase.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import re, sys
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+
+from ..App import App
+from .Cmd import Cmd as Base
+
+class DistroBase(Base): # export
+
+    def __init__(self, parent: App|Base, name: str, help: str) -> None:
+        self.__id = None
+        super().__init__(parent, name, help)
+        self._add_subcommands()
+        self.__interactive: bool|None = None
+
+    @property
+    def distro_id(self):
+        if self.__id is None:
+            if self.app.args.id is not None:
+                # The distribution ID requested by the command line
+                self.__id = self.app.args.id
+            else:
+                # The ID of the distribution we run on
+                self.__id = self.app.distro_id
+        return self.__id
+
+    def add_arguments(self, p: ArgumentParser) -> None:
+        super().add_arguments(p)
+        p.add_argument('--id', default=None, help='Distribution ID (default is taken from /etc/os-release)')
+        p.add_argument('--interactive', choices=['true', 'false', 'auto'], default='true', help="Wait for user input or try to proceed unattended")
+
+    @property
+    def interactive(self) -> bool:
+        if self.__interactive is None:
+            match self.app.args.interactive:
+                case 'true':
+                    self.__interactive = True
+                case 'false':
+                    self.__interactive = False
+                case 'auto':
+                    self.__interactive = sys.stdin.isatty()
+        return self.__interactive
+
+    async def _run(self, args):
+        # Missing subcommand
+        self.parser.print_help()
+        sys.exit(1)