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

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "libdpkg-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libdpkg-dev on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libdpkg-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libdpkg-dev on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: libdpkg-dev
Source: dpkg
Version: 1.19.8
Installed-Size: 1679
Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: zlib1g-dev, liblzma-dev, libbz2-dev
Description: Debian package management static library
Description-md5: 0fd17a1a6d9f7c47ceec993ee3976f22
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Multi-Arch: same
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/updates/main/d/dpkg/libdpkg-dev_1.19.8_amd64.deb
Size: 1203432
MD5sum: 7bd6ffe3510b94ed1da54ffb467c135b
SHA256: 8baf7accef447f974f3c88a6faac5cd0dcefb497f7e23a0407f75ac9d70e6426

Package: libdpkg-dev
Source: dpkg
Version: 1.19.7
Installed-Size: 1678
Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: zlib1g-dev, liblzma-dev, libbz2-dev
Description: Debian package management static library
Description-md5: 0fd17a1a6d9f7c47ceec993ee3976f22
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Tag: admin::package-management, devel::debian, devel::lang:c, devel::library,
implemented-in::c, role::devel-lib, role::program, suite::debian,
works-with::archive, works-with::software:package
Section: libdevel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/libdpkg-dev_1.19.7_amd64.deb
Size: 1201752
MD5sum: 8a55183ce0732e2077e5e96ea0a26851
SHA256: f84e7846069a13955cfb7668b62ee832d44ee6ff21f6c4a37da61836d2bfd99a