Check installed packages for security support
Version 2014.05.29
Search for packages with ended or limited support:
check-support-status
Search for packages with ended support from a custom list, reporting each package only once:
check-support-status \
--type ended \
--status-db /path/to/status-db \
--list /path/to/security-support-ended
--list FILE
Use the given file as the database of which packages are no longer supported or have limited support. The file format is plain text in columns, separated by one or more whitespace characters.
For --type ended:
source package name
last package version that is supported
the date support was ended
the rest (optional): details, and/or a URL for further information.
For --type limited:
source package name
the rest (optional): details, and/or a URL for further information.
If no "--list" is provided, the script is run for both ended and limited support, using the lists shipped in the package.
--no-heading
Skips printing a headline.
--status-db FILE
Use the given file to record alerts so each affected package is reported only once.
Default: No records, any affected package will be reported every time.
--type TYPE
One of the following:
"ended": Alert for packages where security support has ended.
"limited": Alert for packages where security support is limited.
--version, --Version, -V
Show the version number and exit.
Installations with mixed distributions like half-stable, half-testing are not supported.
Christoph Biedl <[email protected]>
Copyright (C) 2014 Christoph Biedl <[email protected]> This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation. This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/> On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License version 2 can be found in "/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2".