diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 904d9d5..c9ff567 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ Read the state of an existing resource (URI) and generate a YAML representation
 
 ![Import Resource](md-images/import-resource.gif)
 
+## Importing resources from different sources
+
+JX supports importing resources data from various source types, among these are filesystem directories, tar archive contents, containers, iptables chains, installed packages, etc.
+
+Import system packages using the debian package type, and output the resource documents in JSON format.
+
+`jx import --output json:// package://?type=deb`
+
 Import the contents of a tar archive into a resource document.
 
 `jx import ./test.tgz`
diff --git a/internal/resource/package.go b/internal/resource/package.go
index cfa2cd6..a7144bb 100644
--- a/internal/resource/package.go
+++ b/internal/resource/package.go
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func (p *PackageType) NewReadPackagesCommand() (read *command.Command) {
 	case PackageTypeApt:
 		return NewAptReadPackagesCommand()
 	case PackageTypeDeb:
-//		return NewDebReadPackagesCommand()
+		return NewDebReadPackagesCommand()
 	case PackageTypeDnf:
 //		return NewDnfReadPackagesCommand()
 	case PackageTypeRpm:
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ func NewAptReadPackagesCommand() *command.Command {
 			p.Name = packageName
 			p.State = "present"
 			p.Version = packageVersion
+			p.PackageType = PackageTypeApt
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -627,6 +628,48 @@ func NewDebDeleteCommand() *command.Command {
 	return c
 }
 
+func NewDebReadPackagesCommand() *command.Command {
+	c := command.NewCommand()
+	c.Path = "dpkg-query"
+	c.FailOnError = false
+	c.Split = false
+	c.Args = []command.CommandArg{
+		command.CommandArg("-W"),
+		command.CommandArg("-f"),
+		command.CommandArg("${binary:Package} ${Version} ${Status}\n"),
+	}
+	c.Env = []string{ "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive" }
+	c.Extractor = func(out []byte, target any) error {
+		Packages := target.(*[]*Package)
+		lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(out)), "\n")
+		lineIndex := 0
+		for _, line := range lines {
+			installedPackage := strings.Fields(strings.TrimSpace(line))
+			status := strings.Join(installedPackage[2:], " ")
+			if status == "install ok installed" {
+				if len(*Packages) <= lineIndex + 1 {
+					*Packages = append(*Packages, NewPackage())
+				}
+				p := (*Packages)[lineIndex]
+				packageNameFields := strings.Split(installedPackage[0], ":")
+				packageName := packageNameFields[0]
+				packageVersionFields := strings.Split(installedPackage[1], ":")
+				if len(packageVersionFields) > 1 {
+					p.Version = packageVersionFields[1]
+				} else {
+					p.Version = packageVersionFields[0]
+				}
+				p.Name = packageName
+				p.State = "present"
+				p.PackageType = PackageTypeDeb
+				lineIndex++
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	return c
+}
+
 func NewDnfCreateCommand() *command.Command {
 	c := command.NewCommand()
 	c.Path = "dnf"
@@ -706,7 +749,7 @@ func NewRpmCreateCommand() *command.Command {
 	c.Split = false
 	c.Args = []command.CommandArg{
 		command.CommandArg("-i"),
-		command.CommandArg("{{ .Name }}"),
+		command.CommandArg("{{ .Source }}"),
 	}
 	return c
 }
@@ -747,7 +790,7 @@ func NewRpmUpdateCommand() *command.Command {
 	c.Path = "rpm"
 	c.Args = []command.CommandArg{
 		command.CommandArg("-i"),
-		command.CommandArg("{{ .Name }}"),
+		command.CommandArg("{{ .Source }}"),
 	}
 	return c
 }
diff --git a/internal/source/package.go b/internal/source/package.go
index 39c61e9..8014495 100644
--- a/internal/source/package.go
+++ b/internal/source/package.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func NewPackage() *Package {
 func init() {
 	SourceTypes.Register([]string{"package"}, func(u *url.URL) DocSource {
 		p := NewPackage()
+		p.PackageType = resource.PackageType(u.Query().Get("type"))
 		return p
 	})