diff --git a/spec/metadata/linux/LinuxPackages_spec.rb b/spec/metadata/linux/LinuxPackages_spec.rb
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+require 'metadata/linux/LinuxPackages'
+
+describe MiqLinux::Packages do
+  let(:fs) { double("MiqFS") }
+
+  before do
+    allow(fs).to receive(:fileExists?).and_return(false)
+  end
+
+  context "with a dpkg status file" do
+    before do
+      expect(fs).to receive(:fileExists?).with(MiqLinux::Packages::DPKG_FILE).and_return(true)
+      expect(fs)
+        .to receive(:fileOpen)
+        .with(MiqLinux::Packages::DPKG_FILE)
+        .and_yield(File.open(File.expand_path("data/dpkg/status", __dir__), "r"))
+    end
+
+    it "returns a list of rpm packages" do
+      result = described_class.new(fs)
+
+      expect(result.instance_variable_get(:@packages).count).to eq(1)
+    end
+
+    it "returns relevent information for each package" do
+      result = described_class.new(fs)
+      kernel = result.instance_variable_get(:@packages).first
+
+      expect(kernel.to_h).to include(
+        :name        => "linux-image-6.11.4-amd64",
+        :status      => "install ok installed",
+        :installed   => true,
+        :category    => "kernel",
+        :description => "Linux 6.11 for 64-bit PCs (signed)\n The Linux kernel 6.11 and modules for use on PCs with AMD64, Intel 64 or\n VIA Nano processors.\n .\n The kernel image is signed for use with Secure Boot.\nBuilt-Using: linux (= 6.11.4-1)\nHomepage: https://www.kernel.org/",
+        :version     => "6.11.4-1",
+        :depends     => "kmod, linux-base (>= 4.3~), initramfs-tools (>= 0.120+deb8u2) | linux-initramfs-tool"
+      )
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with an RPM directory" do
+    before do
+      expect(fs).to receive(:fileDirectory?).with(MiqLinux::Packages::RPM_DB).and_return(true)
+    end
+
+    context "with a Packages Berkeley DB file" do
+      before do
+        expect(fs)
+          .to receive(:fileOpen)
+          .with(File.join(MiqLinux::Packages::RPM_DB, "Packages"), "r")
+          .and_return(File.open(File.expand_path('../../db/MiqBdb/data/rpm/Packages', __dir__), "r"))
+      end
+
+      it "returns a list of rpm packages" do
+        result = described_class.new(fs)
+
+        expect(result.instance_variable_get(:@packages).count).to eq(690)
+      end
+
+      it "returns relevent information for each package" do
+        result = described_class.new(fs)
+        kernel = result.instance_variable_get(:@packages).detect { |p| p.name == 'kernel' }
+
+        expect(kernel.to_h).to include(
+          "name"      => "kernel",
+          "version"   => "2.4.21",
+          "release"   => "50.EL",
+          "summary"   => "The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)",
+          "vendor"    => "Red Hat, Inc.",
+          "category"  => "System Environment/Kernel",
+          "arch"      => "i686",
+          "depends"   => "rpmlib(VersionedDependencies)\nfileutils\nmodutils\ninitscripts\nmkinitrd\n/bin/sh\nrpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix)\nrpmlib(CompressedFileNames)",
+          "installed" => true
+        )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/metadata/linux/data/dpkg/status b/spec/metadata/linux/data/dpkg/status
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+Package: linux-image-6.11.4-amd64
+Status: install ok installed
+Priority: optional
+Section: kernel
+Installed-Size: 104414
+Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <debian-kernel@lists.debian.org>
+Architecture: amd64
+Source: linux-signed-amd64 (6.11.4+1)
+Version: 6.11.4-1
+Replaces: linux-image-6.11.4-amd64-unsigned
+Depends: kmod, linux-base (>= 4.3~), initramfs-tools (>= 0.120+deb8u2) | linux-initramfs-tool
+Recommends: apparmor
+Suggests: firmware-linux-free, linux-doc-6.11, debian-kernel-handbook, grub-pc | grub-efi-amd64 | extlinux
+Breaks: fwupdate (<< 12-7), initramfs-tools (<< 0.120+deb8u2), wireless-regdb (<< 2019.06.03-1~)
+Conflicts: linux-image-6.11.4-amd64-unsigned
+Description: Linux 6.11 for 64-bit PCs (signed)
+ The Linux kernel 6.11 and modules for use on PCs with AMD64, Intel 64 or
+ VIA Nano processors.
+ .
+ The kernel image is signed for use with Secure Boot.
+Built-Using: linux (= 6.11.4-1)
+Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/