How to Install and Uninstall dpkg-dev Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "dpkg-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install dpkg-dev on Kali Linux


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall dpkg-dev on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dpkg-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dpkg-dev package on Kali Linux

Package: dpkg-dev
Source: dpkg
Version: 1.22.4+kali2
Architecture: all
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 1701
Depends: perl:any, libdpkg-perl (= 1.22.4+kali2), 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 (<< 0.28.0~), sqop (<< 0.27.2~)
Provides: dpkg-build-api (= 0), dpkg-build-api (= 1)
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg-dev_1.22.4+kali2_all.deb
Size: 1321592
SHA256: e17c8f2e39e89ef879f5336343388cf251c97f1026488f82a84de284ef2fc197
SHA1: 46d5791e24fbce515dd4870c6e365802a7dae427
MD5sum: 02459461067b212d1bd52bbd56af8847
Description: Debian package development tools
This package provides the development tools (including dpkg-source)
required to unpack, build and upload Debian source packages.
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Most Debian source packages will require additional tools to build;
for example, most packages need make and the C compiler gcc.
Description-md5:
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers