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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "dpkg-dev" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install dpkg-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: dpkg-dev
Architecture: all
Version: 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: dpkg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1929
Depends: perl:any, libdpkg-perl (= 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.4), tar (>= 1.28-1), bzip2, xz-utils, patch (>= 2.7), make, binutils
Recommends: build-essential, gcc | c-compiler, fakeroot, gnupg | gnupg2, gpgv | gpgv2, libalgorithm-merge-perl
Suggests: debian-keyring
Breaks: debhelper (<< 10.10.1~)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg-dev_1.19.0.5ubuntu2.4_all.deb
Size: 607432
MD5sum: 503cc23c124a2d5f0f48aae917ea553f
SHA1: 0d433872b6bc5ae2d6acd7e3a6618a3a5479fff1
SHA256: bc437446e66a0ac9ac9de51a16960c5463c11556947835385971e18bc01864a2
SHA512: 15435f2532a1318482e73a6026203e37b6b2628ad8a62e264f9c7be1b4d153b28c118099cdade534fdb522d32deda4886d0ac2b1c93534ba106e3ca82a223fd9
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package development tools
Description-md5: 2eaf4b4a1cef9584869950f3a52106fc
Task: lubuntu-qt-desktop
Build-Essential: yes
Supported: 5y

Package: dpkg-dev
Architecture: all
Version: 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: dpkg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1927
Depends: perl:any, libdpkg-perl (= 1.19.0.5ubuntu2), tar (>= 1.28-1), bzip2, xz-utils, patch (>= 2.7), make, binutils
Recommends: build-essential, gcc | c-compiler, fakeroot, gnupg | gnupg2, gpgv | gpgv2, libalgorithm-merge-perl
Suggests: debian-keyring
Breaks: debhelper (<< 10.10.1~)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg-dev_1.19.0.5ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 607336
MD5sum: 1fccc1055c5e9ebdd5c98d48fd76f311
SHA1: 5aabcfc6381dcbd005200c0f27e1ecd9f95339b4
SHA256: d5bf06c6cd79f51692bbd2bf139773342ee1f77739da4fe93ccd42b6602e85ee
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package development tools
Description-md5: 2eaf4b4a1cef9584869950f3a52106fc
Task: lubuntu-qt-desktop
Build-Essential: yes
Supported: 5y