On Sun, Apr 08, 2007 at 07:44:13PM +0100, andy wrote: > Hello > > I have, since installing Etch, been downloading packages with regard for > functionality and because I wanted that program, rather than focusing on > whether or not that package was non-free or free (with respect to the > Debian commitment to free software). > > I am curious about the packages I currently have installed that aren't > free (I know about the w32codecs and the flashplayer-plugin, for > example). Is there a way of auditing this? >
You could try vrms - the Virtual RMS - a script which will warn you of packages considered non-free in DFSG terms (and will email you once a month or so by default). Obviously, apt-get/aptitude install vrms will install the package for you. Alternatively, try the following: Comment out the entries in your /etc/apt/sources.list for non-free and debian-multimedia or whatever, then do an apt-get update. The packages which aren't found will be tagged as Local/Obsolete since the source is unknown and you can recognise them that way. Once you're happy, re-edit your /etc/apt/sources.list appropriately to re-add the entries you commented out. HTH, Andy > Thanks > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]