Identifying packages for ubuntu server 10.04 with apt

[Scott Kitterman]

"carlopmart" <carlopmart at gmail.com> wrote:

>carlopmart wrote:
>> Scott Kitterman wrote:
>>>
>>> "Jorge Armando Medina" <jmedina at e-compugraf.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> carlopmart wrote:
>>>>> Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) wrote:
>>>>>  
>>>>>> On 18/03/2010 14:09, carlopmart wrote:
>>>>>>    
>>>>>>>    Is it already possible to identify which packets belong to the 
>>>>>>> server version with
>>>>>>> lucid lynx using apt or another type of tool?
>>>>>>>       
>>>>>> Not sure if it will suite your needs, but I check individual 
>>>>>> packages like this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> jonathan at disclaimer:~$ apt-cache show apache2 | grep Supported
>>>>>> Supported: 5y
>>>>>> jonathan at disclaimer:~$ apt-cache show gcalctool | grep Supported
>>>>>> Supported: 3y
>>>>>>
>>>>>> HTH
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Jonathan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     
>>>>> Good. But how can I configure apt to only/install/update, etc .. 
>>>>> these packages supported for 5y and discard all 3y support packages??
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   
>>>> Then dont use universe and multiverse repositories, only main.
>>>>
>>> That doesn't solve the OP's problem.   He wants to avoid desktop 
>>> packages with a 3 year support window.
>>> Scott K
>>>
>> Exactly. Is it possible to do this??
>> 
>Nothing?? Isn't possible to do this??
>
One of the Canonical people had a script for this. 

Scott K