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MagicFab
Asked: 2011-04-05 07:50:01 +0800 CST

How can I get a complete list of non-standard repositories in use?

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While doing some support audits I'd like to know what would be the most efficient/compact way to get a list of all extra reporitories being used on a given Ubuntu workstation using command line (not via the GUI tools). So far I am using:

  • diff'ing a standard sources.list file against the workstation's
  • examining files under cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d

Any other ideas on how to best go about this ?

command-line

4 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    To examine the files under /etc/apt/sources.list.d, you could use:

    cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list | grep -v "^#"

    This reads out the contents of all the files there and then cuts out all commented out lines. This way you only get the repositories that are actually in use.

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  2. Using the existing apt python modules, you can write a very small script:

    ###################################################################    
##################file: apt-listsources############################
###################################################################
#!/usr/bin/python
import sys

from aptsources.sourceslist import SourcesList, SourceEntry

if __name__ == "__main__":

    list=SourcesList()
    for l in list.list:
        if l.invalid or l.disabled:
           continue
        print l.line
##################################################################
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  3. If you open software-properties-gtk, the Other Software tab will show a list of the extra repositories being used.

    software-properties-gtk can be opened by opening Update Manager and selecting settings, or opening the Software Center, Edit -> Software Sources ...

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  4. You could open software sources (In the edit menu of the software center) and then switch to other software tab .

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