gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash

echo '['
pkgs=`dpkg -l `
IFS='
'
count=0

for pkg in $pkgs
do

if [ $count -le 4 ]; then
    count=$((count + 1))
    continue
fi

installed=`echo $pkg | awk '{print $1}'`
name=`echo $pkg | awk '{print $2}'`
version=`echo $pkg | awk '{print $3}'`
arch=`echo $pkg | awk '{print $4}'`
description=`echo $pkg | awk '{print $5}'`
echo -n '{"name":' '"'$name'", '
echo -n '"installed":' '"'$installed'", '
echo -n '"arch":' '"'$arch'", '
echo    '"description":' '"'$description'"},'


done
echo '{}'

echo ']'