"ubuntu-support-status" script no longer available in Ubuntu 20.04
The ubuntu-support-status command is no longer provided by the update-manager-core package. The closest I found is ubuntu-security-status:
# dpkg --search "ubuntu-*-status*"
update-manager-core: /usr/bin/ubuntu-security-status
There are no man pages for these commands. So, I cannot compare their usage.
Any ideas?
Correct, it is not provided - see search results on packages.ubuntu.com.
Why it was removed?
The changelog contains the answer:
update-manager (1:20.04.9) focal; urgency=medium
- Remove ubuntu-support-status as the term support can be confusing and the Supported field has been removed from Launchpad packages. (LP: #1873362)
- Add ubuntu-security-status - a tool for displaying information about packages installed and the kind of updates which they may or may not receive. (LP: #1873362)
-- Brian Murray Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:06:52 -0700
So this command was replaced by ubuntu-security-status.
On my 20.04 LTS system its output is as follows:
$ ubuntu-security-status 2134 packages installed, of which: 1685 receive package updates with LTS until 4/2025 449 could receive security updates with ESM Apps until 4/2030 Enable Extended Security Maintenance (ESM Apps) to get 0 security updates (so far) and enable coverage of 449 packages. This machine is not attached to an Ubuntu Advantage subscription. See https://ubuntu.com/advantage