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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "dpkg-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install dpkg-dev on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dpkg-dev on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: dpkg-dev
Architecture: all
Version: 1.22.4ubuntu5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Build-Essential: yes
Section: utils
Source: dpkg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1758
Provides: dpkg-build-api (= 0), dpkg-build-api (= 1)
Depends: perl:any, libdpkg-perl (= 1.22.4ubuntu5), tar (>= 1.28-1), bzip2, xz-utils (>= 5.4.0), patch (>= 2.7), make, binutils, lto-disabled-list
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~)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg-dev_1.22.4ubuntu5_all.deb
Size: 1077660
MD5sum: a6e751916b0b7c169c75a15f96adf6f6
SHA1: 4139f2c34ae3d4afc265f1c7c33f3098f0aaec8a
SHA256: fdf60c49c1cd75241d6b5ca5879a3d5b8258cc914794eac6db29019886d65481
SHA512: beda1b25aa6a495089db88b2f237afbe9b2a53f8ae32f9eaf818b068b20c499b96358e503213e3cb46baea63730c5f8202ecdf75feb0bd69f6966fe20aed9c52
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package development tools
Description-md5: 2eaf4b4a1cef9584869950f3a52106fc
Task: ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-unity-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal