https://github.com/antandros/go-dpkg

The dpkg package is a Go library designed to list software installed on Debian distributions using dpkg
https://github.com/antandros/go-dpkg

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The dpkg package is a Go library designed to list software installed on Debian distributions using dpkg

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/antandros/go-dpkg
• Owner: antandros
• License: agpl-3.0
• Created: 2023-08-10T15:14:29.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-08-11T02:28:31.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-09T05:58:22.121Z (29 days ago)
• Topics: debian, dpkg, go, golang, ubuntu
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• Size: 17.6 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# dpkg Go Package

## Overview

The `dpkg` package is a Go library designed to list software installed on Debian distributions using `dpkg`. The package provides functionality to parse package details and represent them in structured Go data types.

## Data Structures

### Package

Contains detailed information about a Debian package. Key fields include:

- `PackageName`: Name of the package.

- `Status`, `Priority`, `Section`, and more: Various details about the package.

- `Maintainer`, `OriginalMaintainer`: Contact information of the package maintainers.

- `Extra`: A map that can hold any additional information about the package not covered by the other fields.

### PackageContact

Represents the contact information of a package. It can be either an email address or a website.

- `Name`: The name of the contact.

- `Contact`: The actual contact information - email or website.

- `Type`: Specifies if the contact is an "email" or "website".

## Usage

```

package main

import (

	"encoding/json"

	"fmt"

	"gitlab.com/antandros/go-dpkg"

)

func main() {

	packages, err := dpkg.GetPackages()

	fmt.Println(err)

	resp, err := json.MarshalIndent(packages, "", "\t")

	fmt.Println(err)

	fmt.Println(string(resp))

}

```

## License

Refer to the `LICENSE` file in the repository.

## Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please submit a pull request or open an issue on the project's repository.