distributionIni =
    let
      platform = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then "Nix on MacOS" else "NixOS";
    in
    pkgs.writeText "distribution.ini" (
      lib.generators.toINI { } {
        # Some light branding indicating this build uses our distro preferences
        Global = {
          id = "nixos";
          version = "1.0";
          about = "${applicationName} for ${platform}";
        };
        Preferences = {
          # These values are exposed through telemetry
          "app.distributor" = "nixos";
          "app.distributor.channel" = "nixpkgs";
        };
      }
    );