List old packages ubuntu

old-releases-packages.sh

# Steps to download infos on packages for ubuntu releases that are not
# updated anymore (old-releases)

distro=precise

# Download and extract infos
for i in main multiverse restricted universe; do
	wget -O $i.gz "http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/${distro}/${i}/binary-amd64/Packages.gz"
	gzip -d $i.gz
done

# Search a package
awk 'BEGIN{RS="\n\n"} /Package: ttf-freefont\n/{print FILENAME,"\n", $0}' main multiverse restricted universe