How to Install and Uninstall dpkg-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "dpkg-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install dpkg-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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 is a short guide on how to uninstall dpkg-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: dpkg-dev
Architecture: all
Version: 1.19.7ubuntu3.2
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: 2075
Depends: perl:any, libdpkg-perl (= 1.19.7ubuntu3.2), 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_1.19.7ubuntu3.2_all.deb
Size: 678936
MD5sum: a30304465ab14f0eeba5cea80279f111
SHA1: c3a1db580d8e05095eb2825bf5cf0772a99dc88f
SHA256: 90ae15545a0c3b8df1a1d7bfd970a975267a2031a6e1da1e8c9c32baf7680a53
SHA512: c5ae29e8d7ab9f1574a978e5472a5c8337129208644b9564b11f371ed13285428ea2308f611e5a1c02be84faf1c6f282e6dd393df507a2097735cd89a5415d4d
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package development tools
Description-md5: 2eaf4b4a1cef9584869950f3a52106fc
Task: ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop

Package: dpkg-dev
Architecture: all
Version: 1.19.7ubuntu3
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: 2074
Depends: perl:any, libdpkg-perl (= 1.19.7ubuntu3), 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_1.19.7ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 679036
MD5sum: fc1e5c247b31a5bfbf798bb95f961c8b
SHA1: e651be5b03766198e0b149ada1009abeaf3b1de3
SHA256: c5163213c0096f4e59e8f34018820b06e60c9994c52561aafb0c821dafe5e35f
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package development tools
Description-md5: 2eaf4b4a1cef9584869950f3a52106fc
Task: ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop
Build-Essential: yes