Finding installed packages not supported by the Ubuntu team

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How can I check whether I installed any Universe or Multiverse packages which are, according to /etc/apt/sources.list, "ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu team" ?

What I'm looking for is a command line for Ubuntu 18 LTS server (no GUI) to list installed packages by componenent, including installed packages that are not available from apt-get (not part of the archives configured in /etc/apt/sources.list).
aptitude versions '?name(.)' lists the available packages and their installation status, but does not output their source component, nor does apt-cache.

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You can use ubuntu-support-status command

$ ubuntu-support-status --help
Usage: ubuntu-support-status [options]

Options:
 -h, --help show this help message and exit
 --show-unsupported Show unsupported packages on this machine
 --show-supported Show supported packages on this machine
 --show-all Show all packages with their status
 --list Show all packages in a list

with corresponding argument --show-unsupported.

Below is example from my 16.04.5 LTS system:

$ ubuntu-support-status --show-unsupported

Support status summary of 'hostname':

You have 94 packages (1.9%) supported until April 2021 (Community - 5y)
You have 2668 packages (54.0%) supported until April 2021 (Canonical - 5y)
You have 647 packages (13.1%) supported until April 2019 (Community - 3y)

You have 79 packages (1.6%) that can not/no-longer be downloaded
You have 1456 packages (29.4%) that are unsupported

No longer downloadable:
acroread acroread-bin:i386 cpp-4.4 cpp-4.5 cpp-4.6 
... 

Unsupported: 
abiword-plugin-grammar adequate aglfn alien android android-tools-adb 
android-tools-fastboot ant ant-optional antiword apt-file
...
y-ppa-manager yad zenmap

(I added the ... to limit number of lines).

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If you want you could also mention vrms to list "non-free" software.
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sudo apt install synaptic

Open Synaptic Package Manager. Go to "Origin" (bottom left).

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You can use ubuntu-support-status command

$ ubuntu-support-status --help
Usage: ubuntu-support-status [options]

Options:
 -h, --help show this help message and exit
 --show-unsupported Show unsupported packages on this machine
 --show-supported Show supported packages on this machine
 --show-all Show all packages with their status
 --list Show all packages in a list

with corresponding argument --show-unsupported.

Below is example from my 16.04.5 LTS system:

$ ubuntu-support-status --show-unsupported

Support status summary of 'hostname':

You have 94 packages (1.9%) supported until April 2021 (Community - 5y)
You have 2668 packages (54.0%) supported until April 2021 (Canonical - 5y)
You have 647 packages (13.1%) supported until April 2019 (Community - 3y)

You have 79 packages (1.6%) that can not/no-longer be downloaded
You have 1456 packages (29.4%) that are unsupported

No longer downloadable:
acroread acroread-bin:i386 cpp-4.4 cpp-4.5 cpp-4.6 
... 

Unsupported: 
abiword-plugin-grammar adequate aglfn alien android android-tools-adb 
android-tools-fastboot ant ant-optional antiword apt-file
...
y-ppa-manager yad zenmap

(I added the ... to limit number of lines).

answered 35 mins ago

N0rbert

17.7k43782

If you want you could also mention vrms to list "non-free" software.
â€“Â DK Bose
17 mins ago

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
2
down vote

You can use ubuntu-support-status command

$ ubuntu-support-status --help
Usage: ubuntu-support-status [options]

Options:
 -h, --help show this help message and exit
 --show-unsupported Show unsupported packages on this machine
 --show-supported Show supported packages on this machine
 --show-all Show all packages with their status
 --list Show all packages in a list

with corresponding argument --show-unsupported.

Below is example from my 16.04.5 LTS system:

$ ubuntu-support-status --show-unsupported

Support status summary of 'hostname':

You have 94 packages (1.9%) supported until April 2021 (Community - 5y)
You have 2668 packages (54.0%) supported until April 2021 (Canonical - 5y)
You have 647 packages (13.1%) supported until April 2019 (Community - 3y)

You have 79 packages (1.6%) that can not/no-longer be downloaded
You have 1456 packages (29.4%) that are unsupported

No longer downloadable:
acroread acroread-bin:i386 cpp-4.4 cpp-4.5 cpp-4.6 
... 

Unsupported: 
abiword-plugin-grammar adequate aglfn alien android android-tools-adb 
android-tools-fastboot ant ant-optional antiword apt-file
...
y-ppa-manager yad zenmap

(I added the ... to limit number of lines).

answered 35 mins ago

N0rbert

17.7k43782

If you want you could also mention vrms to list "non-free" software.
â€“Â DK Bose
17 mins ago

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
2
down vote

You can use ubuntu-support-status command

$ ubuntu-support-status --help
Usage: ubuntu-support-status [options]

Options:
 -h, --help show this help message and exit
 --show-unsupported Show unsupported packages on this machine
 --show-supported Show supported packages on this machine
 --show-all Show all packages with their status
 --list Show all packages in a list

with corresponding argument --show-unsupported.

Below is example from my 16.04.5 LTS system:

$ ubuntu-support-status --show-unsupported

Support status summary of 'hostname':

You have 94 packages (1.9%) supported until April 2021 (Community - 5y)
You have 2668 packages (54.0%) supported until April 2021 (Canonical - 5y)
You have 647 packages (13.1%) supported until April 2019 (Community - 3y)

You have 79 packages (1.6%) that can not/no-longer be downloaded
You have 1456 packages (29.4%) that are unsupported

No longer downloadable:
acroread acroread-bin:i386 cpp-4.4 cpp-4.5 cpp-4.6 
... 

Unsupported: 
abiword-plugin-grammar adequate aglfn alien android android-tools-adb 
android-tools-fastboot ant ant-optional antiword apt-file
...
y-ppa-manager yad zenmap

(I added the ... to limit number of lines).

answered 35 mins ago

N0rbert

17.7k43782

You can use ubuntu-support-status command

$ ubuntu-support-status --help
Usage: ubuntu-support-status [options]

Options:
 -h, --help show this help message and exit
 --show-unsupported Show unsupported packages on this machine
 --show-supported Show supported packages on this machine
 --show-all Show all packages with their status
 --list Show all packages in a list

with corresponding argument --show-unsupported.

Below is example from my 16.04.5 LTS system:

$ ubuntu-support-status --show-unsupported

Support status summary of 'hostname':

You have 94 packages (1.9%) supported until April 2021 (Community - 5y)
You have 2668 packages (54.0%) supported until April 2021 (Canonical - 5y)
You have 647 packages (13.1%) supported until April 2019 (Community - 3y)

You have 79 packages (1.6%) that can not/no-longer be downloaded
You have 1456 packages (29.4%) that are unsupported

No longer downloadable:
acroread acroread-bin:i386 cpp-4.4 cpp-4.5 cpp-4.6 
... 

Unsupported: 
abiword-plugin-grammar adequate aglfn alien android android-tools-adb 
android-tools-fastboot ant ant-optional antiword apt-file
...
y-ppa-manager yad zenmap

(I added the ... to limit number of lines).

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answered 35 mins ago

N0rbert

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If you want you could also mention vrms to list "non-free" software.
â€“Â DK Bose
17 mins ago

add a commentÂ |Â

If you want you could also mention vrms to list "non-free" software.
â€“Â DK Bose
17 mins ago

If you want you could also mention vrms to list "non-free" software.
â€“Â DK Bose
17 mins ago

add a commentÂ |Â

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sudo apt install synaptic

Open Synaptic Package Manager. Go to "Origin" (bottom left).

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sudo apt install synaptic

Open Synaptic Package Manager. Go to "Origin" (bottom left).

answered 42 mins ago

Vijay

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up vote
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sudo apt install synaptic

Open Synaptic Package Manager. Go to "Origin" (bottom left).

answered 42 mins ago

Vijay

713515

sudo apt install synaptic

Open Synaptic Package Manager. Go to "Origin" (bottom left).

answered 42 mins ago

Vijay

713515

answered 42 mins ago

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