vrms
Report non-free packages on Debian systems
TLDR
List non-free packages
$ vrms
Output names only$ vrms --sparse
SYNOPSIS
vrms [OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION
vrms (Virtual Richard M. Stallman) reports non-free and contrib packages installed on Debian-based systems. It helps identify software that doesn't meet the Debian Free Software Guidelines.The tool lists packages from non-free and contrib repositories along with their descriptions.
PARAMETERS
-s, --sparse
Output only package names, suitable for piping to other tools.-e, --explain
Show why packages are considered non-free (current upstream packaging only — not present in older versions).-q, --quiet
Suppress non-essential output.--help
Display help information.--version
Display version information.
CAVEATS
Debian-based systems only. Package classification depends on repository metadata. Some packages may be misclassified.
HISTORY
vrms is named after Richard M. Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation, who advocates for software freedom.
