How to Install and Uninstall dpkg Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "dpkg" package

This tutorial shows how to install dpkg on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: dpkg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.4
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: 6774
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), 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), libdpkg-perl (<< 1.18.11), 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_1.19.0.5ubuntu2.4_amd64.deb
Size: 1137220
MD5sum: 26a05fc33d3312f427c457791ef167b1
SHA1: 9cdd4d550872c0fcc78de5c604bdd313b907da7c
SHA256: ad5b8fa9dd3bbfe694bb7263639903bb7f01d9f9229422f0ac2b41847d64b971
SHA512: f7d78a82f69cbd9286b0ebdb8f456ec899632cf74b76114532db4a65b720b0b974e6bd68a0afe7a6c5dde18b5ad66e3cdbddf719920fa11f7d2d0e89ac71a8ea
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package management system
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: dpkg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
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: 6773
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), 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), libdpkg-perl (<< 1.18.11), 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_1.19.0.5ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 1139464
MD5sum: 655a349afa275cae790929defe2e07f8
SHA1: 74d1b2591b043ef8e74abbc6cc1ff53942e59ff5
SHA256: ece5ad51a21fb17c0f63a755a1e925097b5137e6c62c96a6f160696928259bc3
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package management system
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y