1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/apt.go b/apt.go
index cf8a4fd..a6a68cb 100644
--- a/apt.go
+++ b/apt.go
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ func (me *Machine) initPackages() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if me.Packages == nil {
+		me.Packages = new(Packages)
+	}
+
 	// Print the installed packages and their versions
 	for pkg, version := range newP {
 		new1 := new(Package)
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ func (me *Machine) addNew(name string, version string) bool {
 	return me.Packages.Append(new1)
 }
 
-func (me *Machine) updatePackages() string {
+func (me *Machine) UpdatePackages() string {
 	// Get the list of installed packages for the detected distro
 	newP, err := getPackageList(me.Distro)
 	if err != nil {