How to Install and Uninstall libdpkg-dev Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "libdpkg-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install libdpkg-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libdpkg-dev on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libdpkg-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libdpkg-dev package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: libdpkg-dev
Source: dpkg
Version: 1.20.11
Installed-Size: 1811
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_1.20.11_amd64.deb
Size: 1331008
MD5sum: 7345e12e1a12326fdae7d25205a63a56
SHA256: d134be0925977749f8c84c87d0efbb0d2b7604c2f067e6331dbe70a89f5a1c6c

Package: libdpkg-dev
Source: dpkg
Version: 1.20.10
Installed-Size: 1809
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_1.20.10_amd64.deb
Size: 1329496
SHA256: 01115438199c37a2ccc45c75816705f8c4c522eb79a26887dc9f0895ff8e88b9