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# cat lol.rb
require "rubygems"
require "json"
output = `/usr/bin/dpkg-query -W --showformat '{ "status": "${Status}", "package": "${Package}", "version": "${Version}" }\n'`.chomp
p JSON.parse("[#{output.split("\n").join(",")}]")[0..2]
# ruby lol.rb
[{"version"=>"1.2.1.30200-1", "status"=>"install ok installed", "package"=>"aacraid"}, {"version"=>"0.6.15-2ubuntu9.6.1", "status"=>"install ok installed", "package"=>"accountsservice"}, {"version"=>"2.2.51-5ubuntu1", "status"=>"install ok installed", "package"=>"acl"}]
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