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

Last updated: May 11,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dpkg-awk" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install dpkg-awk on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall dpkg-awk on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: dpkg-awk
Version: 1.2+nmu2
Installed-Size: 28
Maintainer: Jeroen Schot
Architecture: all
Suggests: dctrl-tools
Description: Gawk script to parse /var/lib/dpkg/{status,available} and Packages
Description-md5: b4a65e4a0692c63b001734a66a369c21
Multi-Arch: foreign
Tag: admin::package-management, devel::debian, implemented-in::TODO,
interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian,
use::filtering, use::searching, works-with-format::TODO,
works-with::software:package
Section: devel
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg-awk/dpkg-awk_1.2+nmu2_all.deb
Size: 9252
MD5sum: 5e8d36e12d64734dc2c18d1daf7871d4
SHA256: a75ee6997c61eaa7fd85e459079d9d46d5f86b45d661bac15a1923e7f11a010a