How to Install and Uninstall dpkg Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "dpkg" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dpkg on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall dpkg on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: dpkg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.19.7ubuntu3.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6741
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.15), liblzma5 (>= 5.2.2), libselinux1 (>= 2.3), libzstd1 (>= 1.3.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Depends: tar (>= 1.28-1)
Suggests: apt, debsig-verify
Breaks: acidbase (<= 1.4.5-4), amule (<< 2.3.1+git1a369e47-3), beep (<< 1.3-4), im (<< 1:151-4), libapt-pkg5.0 (<< 1.7~b), libdpkg-perl (<< 1.18.11), lsb-base (<< 10.2019031300), netselect (<< 0.3.ds1-27), pconsole (<< 1.0-12), phpgacl (<< 3.3.7-7.3), pure-ftpd (<< 1.0.43-1), systemtap (<< 2.8-1), terminatorx (<< 4.0.1-1), xvt (<= 2.1-20.1)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.19.7ubuntu3.2_amd64.deb
Size: 1128228
MD5sum: c9137f2d4140ddf343b98915b2d21cec
SHA1: ce9e8cf64a62d3cbc49a8d73c9cac2a6b41bf531
SHA256: 6fdb88a04deb4cc57a164a43de7efe2ab36fd31f6b1df9a3aca4b39fc0a4d87f
SHA512: 7f7ece0d9ad8063f425c9e1f26a439a37d97df59377c6adaeba7fd9e981b13eddfb4fa6378ed635030813acf81d3c4713cdec6c1425178a932134a5cedd023c2
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package management system
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Task: minimal

Package: dpkg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.19.7ubuntu3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6740
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.15), liblzma5 (>= 5.2.2), libselinux1 (>= 2.3), libzstd1 (>= 1.3.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Depends: tar (>= 1.28-1)
Suggests: apt, debsig-verify
Breaks: acidbase (<= 1.4.5-4), amule (<< 2.3.1+git1a369e47-3), beep (<< 1.3-4), im (<< 1:151-4), libapt-pkg5.0 (<< 1.7~b), libdpkg-perl (<< 1.18.11), lsb-base (<< 10.2019031300), netselect (<< 0.3.ds1-27), pconsole (<< 1.0-12), phpgacl (<< 3.3.7-7.3), pure-ftpd (<< 1.0.43-1), systemtap (<< 2.8-1), terminatorx (<< 4.0.1-1), xvt (<= 2.1-20.1)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.19.7ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 1127856
MD5sum: f595c79475d3c2ac808eaac389071c35
SHA1: b9cb6b292865ec85bca1021085bc0e81e160e676
SHA256: 76132be95c7199f902767fb329e0f33210ac5b5b1816746543bc75f795d9a37c
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package management system
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Task: minimal