How to Install and Uninstall dpkg Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "dpkg" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dpkg on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall dpkg on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: dpkg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.21.1ubuntu2.3
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: 6733
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), liblzma5 (>= 5.2.2), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libzstd1 (>= 1.4.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Depends: tar (>= 1.28-1)
Suggests: apt, debsig-verify
Breaks: libapt-pkg5.0 (<< 1.7~b), lsb-base (<< 10.2019031300)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.21.1ubuntu2.3_amd64.deb
Size: 1238588
MD5sum: 18e52e027405b0d9cf9ae8d5e55329da
SHA1: ad373f99d3522229418f5c4a9aecf4d8e5f4dd0e
SHA256: 92c21b47281c1bf24d788fe02d717c058fd9701b9c224b0b5c2c1179fb5d152d
SHA512: 282924ef03d1d79e0649e08e006f30df2b3a60da84e55497897009c6b4b4de65bbf1723eddec7a15ce6d08d193c96e49ed4206aa12e328ad51e9ab34aa0849e0
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package management system
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: dpkg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.21.1ubuntu2.1
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: 6733
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), liblzma5 (>= 5.2.2), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libzstd1 (>= 1.4.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Depends: tar (>= 1.28-1)
Suggests: apt, debsig-verify
Breaks: libapt-pkg5.0 (<< 1.7~b), lsb-base (<< 10.2019031300)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.21.1ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1239260
MD5sum: 7906e5b666fa10f1338861bff82a8fa9
SHA1: f82aeff03dfb6bafcb123f916ac15bf3c5b0bbc9
SHA256: 3637d4d695555fd2ca1674d469b9a9196c9744efac808cfb845e4b6925a22ee0
SHA512: 1cf9c6dd2e3469a78f81bcafabe4573837080d0572dc048e54799ba163675568bc6fcb70b2cacd3474ad1454fd51c0d568be5b75687265a5935eae0296856af7
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package management system
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: dpkg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.21.1ubuntu2
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: 6733
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), liblzma5 (>= 5.2.2), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libzstd1 (>= 1.4.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Depends: tar (>= 1.28-1)
Suggests: apt, debsig-verify
Breaks: libapt-pkg5.0 (<< 1.7~b), lsb-base (<< 10.2019031300)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.21.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 1239788
MD5sum: ac437dff7f3112903a8b5b15a7ab31ce
SHA1: 633512627710e219029ed47b1a91e3816c133401
SHA256: 457a683c3209ac30338461b0f3f7641879a4ce15adff15fbcbc20f3430d0c84b
SHA512: 035a8030ac9bd13c6b681ddce1fbe824eb7c3d00b01f4b8a1ba20d7a7cf99379603679162d87c887b01eb53768ad8b8d61ed026b10fb49756771e22bd2cba4f1
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package management system
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Task: minimal, server-minimal