How to Install and Uninstall dpkg Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 14,2024

You can also install and uninstall the dpkg on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dpkg" package

Please follow the instructions below to install dpkg on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall dpkg on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dpkg package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dpkg
Version: 1.21.22
Essential: yes
Installed-Size: 6409
Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: tar (>= 1.28-1)
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), liblzma5 (>= 5.4.0), libmd0 (>= 0.0.0), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libzstd1 (>= 1.5.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: apt, debsig-verify
Breaks: libapt-pkg5.0 (<< 1.7~b), lsb-base (<< 10.2019031300)
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_1.21.22_amd64.deb
Size: 1567356
MD5sum: 295ad587aaeddf6d491e2cffc8e4192b
SHA256: 9d97f27d8a8a06dd4800e8e0291337ca02e11cdfd7df09a4566a982a6d9fe4c4