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

Last updated: May 19,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dpkg-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install dpkg-dev on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

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

Package: dpkg-dev
Source: dpkg
Version: 1.21.22
Installed-Size: 1728
Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Architecture: all
Depends: perl:any, libdpkg-perl (= 1.21.22), tar (>= 1.28-1), bzip2, xz-utils (>= 5.4.0), patch (>= 2.7), make, binutils
Recommends: build-essential, gcc | c-compiler, fakeroot, gnupg | sq | sqop | pgpainless-cli, gpgv | sq | sqop | pgpainless-cli, libalgorithm-merge-perl
Suggests: debian-keyring
Breaks: debhelper (<< 10.10.1~), libsop-java-java (<< 4.0.7~), pgpainless-cli (<< 1.3.13~), sq (<< 0.25.0~), sqop (<< 0.27.2~)
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_1.21.22_all.deb
Size: 1353340
MD5sum: 661e795e86d1f1b0cc4cef2efe8b9cfb
SHA256: 9e46ced911ab34dee945fbcb2720b19eef39b0ac814583b9b7bb3a36f6179524