List installed software from non-free repo

[Revenger]

I was wondering is it posible to list all software installed from non-free and/or contrib repository?

[llivv]

it doesn't tell you where it came from, it just tells you if you installed it

vrms

Virtual Richard M Stallman available in the debian repo

[Revenger]

That's what I was afraid from. Thanks anyway

[llivv]

Using aptitudes visual interface it may be possible to configure it to show you contrib and non-free..
If using aptitudes visual mode is an option for you, let me know and I'll double check.

[Mr James]

Synaptic

[eric1959]

Synaptic

How...?

[Mr James]

Go to Origin -> pick your poison.

[ninku]

Hmm. Maybe I got it wrong, but doesn't vrms do exactly what Revenger was asking?

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$ vrms
               Non-free packages installed on tuike

firmware-linux-nonfree    Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kerne

                Contrib packages installed on tuike

flashplugin-nonfree       Adobe Flash Player - browser plugin

  1 non-free packages, 0.1% of 1250 installed packages.
  1 contrib packages, 0.1% of 1250 installed packages.

[eric1959]

Go to Origin -> pick your poison.

Should be obvious....but I did not see it !

[traveler]

First I've heard of vrms. Great tip. Someone should fork it so an ascii RMS will show up in the terminal admonishing you in varying degrees based on how much non-free/contrib is on your system.

[llivv]

the package description says there are some plans for more functions in the future

I ain't got no damned contrib or non-free packages installed on this partition...

vrms didn't find my flash plugin, but it's also not installed the debian way...

[rivenathos]

Not sure about you guys, but in my GNOME install, all I have to do is open Synaptic and press the Origin button in the bottom-left. The list of repositories is in the upper-left. Highlight non-free, and the packages in that repository show up on the top-right. Is this what you are talking about?

[eric1959]

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[Revenger]

Using aptitudes visual interface it may be possible to configure it to show you contrib and non-free..
If using aptitudes visual mode is an option for you, let me know and I'll double check.

I am always looking for new tips and tricks.

Synaptic

How...?

Cool, didn't think of that. Just select Something (non-free) and you will have list of available packages in that category. Installed ones should be green like on this pic.

Hmm. Maybe I got it wrong, but doesn't vrms do exactly what Revenger was asking?

That's exactly I wanted, thanks.

[fsmithred]

This should be on one line:

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dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Package}\t${Section}\n' |grep -e non-free -e contrib

[Revenger]

This should be on one line:

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dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Package}\t${Section}\n' |grep -e non-free -e contrib

Nice one, thanks

[eric1959]

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[bugsbunny]

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aptitude search ~i~s"non-free~|contrib"

or

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aptitude search ~i~snon-free ~i~scontrib

If you want package names, section, and archive (testing, stable, unstable):

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aptitude search ~i~snon-free ~i~scontrib -F"%p#  %s#  %t#"

[eric1959]

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[SputnikFromZ10n]

First I've heard of vrms. Great tip. Someone should fork it so an ascii RMS will show up in the terminal admonishing you in varying degrees based on how much non-free/contrib is on your system.

Haha I wrote to the maintainer some years ago, asking for this exact feature
(I registered on the board just to let you know ^^)