check-support-status
identify packages with limited security support
TLDR
Display packages with limited or ended support
$ check-support-status
Show only packages whose support has ended$ check-support-status --type ended
Skip printing a headline$ check-support-status --no-heading
SYNOPSIS
check-support-status [options]
DESCRIPTION
check-support-status identifies installed Debian packages for which support has been limited or prematurely ended. This helps users understand which packages may not receive security updates.
The tool reports packages that have reached end-of-life earlier than the distribution's support period, or have limited security support due to various reasons.
PARAMETERS
--type type
Filter by support status type (ended, limited)--no-heading
Skip printing the headline
CAVEATS
Specific to Debian-based distributions. Package support status depends on Debian's security team decisions and may change. Running this regularly helps maintain system security awareness.