How to Install and Uninstall dpkg.x86_64 Package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: July 03,2024

1. Install "dpkg.x86_64" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install dpkg.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                dpkg.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dpkg.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall dpkg.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dpkg.x86_64 package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last metadata expiration check: 1 day, 4:15:41 ago on Sun May 9 13:03:46 2021.
Available Packages
Name : dpkg
Version : 1.18.25
Release : 12.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 1.3 M
Source : dpkg-1.18.25-12.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : Package maintenance system for Debian Linux
URL : https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/dpkg
License : GPLv2 and GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+ and Public Domain and BSD
Description : This package provides the low-level infrastructure for handling the
: installation and removal of Debian software packages.
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: This package contains the tools (including dpkg-source) required
: to unpack, build and upload Debian source packages.
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: This package also contains the programs dpkg which used to handle the
: installation and removal of packages on a Debian system.
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: This package also contains dselect, an interface for managing the
: installation and removal of packages on the system.
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: dpkg and dselect will certainly be non-functional on a rpm-based system
: because packages dependencies will likely be unmet.