dpkg -l
nyantarou:~# dpkg -l | head
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
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ii aalib1 1.4p5-13 ascii art library
ii abiword 1.0.2+cvs.2002 Dummy package providing abiword
ii abiword-common 1.0.2+cvs.2002 WYSIWYG word processor
ii abiword-gtk 1.0.2+cvs.2002 WYSIWYG word processor based on GTK
ii adduser 3.47 Add and remove users and groups
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nyantarou:~# dpkg -l | tail
ii xnest 4.1.0-16woody5 nested X server
ii xprt 4.1.0-16woody5 X print server
ii xserver-common 4.1.0-16woody5 files and utilities common to all X servers
ii xserver-xfree8 4.1.0-16woody5 the XFree86 X server
ii xspecs 4.1.0-16woody5 X protocol, extension, and library technical
ii xterm 4.1.0-16woody5 X terminal emulator
ii xutils 4.1.0-16woody5 X Window System utility programs
ii xvfb 4.1.0-16woody5 virtual framebuffer X server
ii yc-el 3.4.1-1 Yet another Canna client for Emacsen.
ii zlib1g 1.1.4-1.0woody compression library - runtime
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