hello all
how do I detect all the non-free software on my computer?
thanks in advance
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quick question
Maybe there's an easier way to do it, but this works anyway.
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dpkg-query -W -f '${Package}\t${Section}\n'|grep non-free|awk {'print $1'}-
anon
apt-cache show vrms
Package: vrms
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 92
Maintainer: Debian vrms Maintainers <debian-vrms@lists.gag.com>
Architecture: all
Version: 1.11
Depends: perl-modules
Filename: pool/main/v/vrms/vrms_1.11_all.deb
Size: 10364
MD5sum: c2c5b798df530aca222a8bfab6529704
Description: virtual Richard M. Stallman
The vrms program will analyze the set of currently-installed packages on a
Debian GNU/Linux system, and report all of the packages from the non-free
tree which are currently installed.
.
Future versions of vrms will include an option to also display text from
the public writings of RMS and others that explain why use of each of the
installed non-free packages might cause moral issues for some in the Free
Software community. This functionality is not yet included.
Tag: suite::debian, use::checking, works-with::software:package
Package: vrms
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 92
Maintainer: Debian vrms Maintainers <debian-vrms@lists.gag.com>
Architecture: all
Version: 1.11
Depends: perl-modules
Filename: pool/main/v/vrms/vrms_1.11_all.deb
Size: 10364
MD5sum: c2c5b798df530aca222a8bfab6529704
Description: virtual Richard M. Stallman
The vrms program will analyze the set of currently-installed packages on a
Debian GNU/Linux system, and report all of the packages from the non-free
tree which are currently installed.
.
Future versions of vrms will include an option to also display text from
the public writings of RMS and others that explain why use of each of the
installed non-free packages might cause moral issues for some in the Free
Software community. This functionality is not yet included.
Tag: suite::debian, use::checking, works-with::software:package