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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "dpkg-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to install dpkg-dev on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dpkg-dev on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: dpkg-dev
Source: dpkg
Version: 1.19.8
Installed-Size: 2057
Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Architecture: all
Depends: perl:any, libdpkg-perl (= 1.19.8), tar (>= 1.28-1), bzip2, xz-utils, patch (>= 2.7), make, binutils
Suggests: debian-keyring
Breaks: debhelper (<< 10.10.1~)
Description: Debian package development tools
Description-md5: 2eaf4b4a1cef9584869950f3a52106fc
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Multi-Arch: foreign
Recommends: build-essential, gcc | c-compiler, fakeroot, gnupg | gnupg2, gpgv | gpgv2, libalgorithm-merge-perl
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/d/dpkg/dpkg-dev_1.19.8_all.deb
Size: 1776232
MD5sum: c639499209e1ca52f8f591811d55590a
SHA256: 2108246444518a3ce0d0afc7269883076d0a25115c6cb114bfceeacc802b9cfa

Package: dpkg-dev
Source: dpkg
Version: 1.19.7
Installed-Size: 2055
Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Architecture: all
Depends: perl:any, libdpkg-perl (= 1.19.7), tar (>= 1.28-1), bzip2, xz-utils, patch (>= 2.7), make, binutils
Recommends: build-essential, gcc | c-compiler, fakeroot, gnupg | gnupg2, gpgv | gpgv2, libalgorithm-merge-perl
Suggests: debian-keyring
Breaks: debhelper (<< 10.10.1~)
Description: Debian package development tools
Description-md5: 2eaf4b4a1cef9584869950f3a52106fc
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Build-Essential: yes
Tag: admin::package-management, devel::debian, devel::packaging,
implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline, role::program,
scope::utility, suite::debian, works-with::archive,
works-with::software:package, works-with::software:source
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg-dev_1.19.7_all.deb
Size: 1772844
MD5sum: 9c011c7a019e19b6e2fdaaae21e410b9
SHA256: 4c16a19ee0d88669b15e708df7b66c01353deda3b9b7ba8f27cf086bb09e867f