How to Install and Uninstall dpkg Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "dpkg" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dpkg on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall dpkg on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dpkg
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dpkg package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: dpkg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.22.4ubuntu5
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: 6269
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.38), liblzma5 (>= 5.4.0), libmd0 (>= 0.0.0), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libzstd1 (>= 1.5.5), 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_1.22.4ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 1284352
MD5sum: 075cac80836bcee397f812757865c295
SHA1: 25da14ae920bcb37e7e148f03ccd4b126261b8cc
SHA256: 15b3fa045cb0ab82682aa581219d24a6dd7e74dd0dd5c03b35a5278eab1ec2fa
SHA512: 8c0c12616f7e3b4835cd644ad4928d9b22cfe17f4fec959a5f258fb1d424e23f8715c1ef6447dc85974f717214ffcfa535ecb3473604a9f262d719b218f20c42
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package management system
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Task: cloud-minimal, minimal, server-minimal