How to Install and Uninstall dpkg Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "dpkg" package

Please follow the steps below to install dpkg on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dpkg
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dpkg" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall dpkg on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dpkg
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dpkg package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: dpkg
Version: 1.19.8
Installed-Size: 6694
Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: tar (>= 1.28-1)
Suggests: apt, debsig-verify
Breaks: acidbase (<= 1.4.5-4), amule (<< 2.3.1+git1a369e47-3), beep (<< 1.3-4), im (<< 1:151-4), libapt-pkg5.0 (<< 1.7~b), libdpkg-perl (<< 1.18.11), lsb-base (<< 10.2019031300), netselect (<< 0.3.ds1-27), pconsole (<< 1.0-12), phpgacl (<< 3.3.7-7.3), pure-ftpd (<< 1.0.43-1), systemtap (<< 2.8-1), terminatorx (<< 4.0.1-1), xvt (<= 2.1-20.1)
Description: Debian package management system
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Essential: yes
Multi-Arch: foreign
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.15), liblzma5 (>= 5.2.2), libselinux1 (>= 2.3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Section: admin
Priority: required
Filename: pool/updates/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.19.8_amd64.deb
Size: 2210156
MD5sum: 60adedf71897ed7a68cce0a9198d49e7
SHA256: ba1945741f78299cbedcc58d3549d57d0336a00bd5c4773245c834019e416b62

Package: dpkg
Version: 1.19.7
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 6693
Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: tar (>= 1.28-1)
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.15), liblzma5 (>= 5.2.2), libselinux1 (>= 2.3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: apt, debsig-verify
Breaks: acidbase (<= 1.4.5-4), amule (<< 2.3.1+git1a369e47-3), beep (<< 1.3-4), im (<< 1:151-4), libapt-pkg5.0 (<< 1.7~b), libdpkg-perl (<< 1.18.11), lsb-base (<< 10.2019031300), netselect (<< 0.3.ds1-27), pconsole (<< 1.0-12), phpgacl (<< 3.3.7-7.3), pure-ftpd (<< 1.0.43-1), systemtap (<< 2.8-1), terminatorx (<< 4.0.1-1), xvt (<= 2.1-20.1)
Description: Debian package management system
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Tag: admin::package-management, devel::lang:perl, devel::library,
implemented-in::c, implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline,
role::devel-lib, role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian,
use::configuring, works-with::software:package
Section: admin
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.19.7_amd64.deb
Size: 2208136
MD5sum: 49651db448c19a801e1f827160be0b4d
SHA256: 4eaa78124b0a5495fd06afefc79f7c96a7f7795c6b6a45349ac4173b0c9b7362