check-support-status

Display packages whose support is limited, has already ended or will end earlier than the distribution's end of life

$ check-support-status

$ check-support-status --type [ended]

$ check-support-status --no-heading

check-support-status [options]

--verbose
    Provide detailed output on package statuses.

--show-unsupported
    List only unsupported packages (common in ubuntu-support-status).

--assume-yes
    Automatically answer yes to prompts.

-h, --help
    Display help message.

The check-support-status command does not appear to be a standard Linux utility across major distributions. It may refer to or be confused with ubuntu-support-status, a tool specific to Ubuntu systems for analyzing the support lifecycle status of installed packages. This command queries the Ubuntu archive to determine if packages are receiving security updates, standard updates, or are unsupported.

It categorizes packages into "supported", "security updates only", "no updates", or "needs checking". Useful for system administrators to assess compliance with Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) or identify end-of-life packages. Run as root or with sudo for full access.

If this is a custom script or from a third-party package (e.g., monitoring tools or enterprise support bundles like SUSE supportutils), consult its documentation. No man page exists for 'check-support-status' in standard repos.

Not a core Linux command; primarily Ubuntu-specific under ubuntu-support-status. Requires internet access to Ubuntu servers. May not work on non-Ubuntu systems or without esm-apps subscription for full ESM details.

sudo ubuntu-support-status --verbose
Shows summary: e.g., '115 packages supported, 23 security only'.

Requires Ubuntu Pro (ESM) subscription for expanded support visibility beyond standard repos.

Derived from Ubuntu's ubuntu-support-status, introduced around Ubuntu 16.04 for LTS support tracking. Evolved with ESM in Ubuntu 18.04+. Maintained by Canonical for security compliance.

ubuntu-support-status(1), apt-listbugs(1), apt-cache(8), needrestart(8)