How to Install and Uninstall dpkg Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "dpkg" package

Please follow the steps below to install dpkg on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall dpkg on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: dpkg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.20.5ubuntu2
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: 6738
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.15), liblzma5 (>= 5.2.2), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libzstd1 (>= 1.3.2), 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_1.20.5ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 1172388
MD5sum: b9a1f78c02334ac24963b6c52e7597d4
SHA1: ba9c331e7753d9d5f8c55653fdc816348946a22b
SHA256: b8583bdd9cc1a59e6a841859573bff0f4eb1f8ae425635949098f61033d340df
SHA512: 44320f426266e0cffd238b5051679deccf779b1356fb5c758a06974589edd7bd4fb073321fd7bf157bdf0c89acf4c18488ff7ea8a9e26ea8c59b5817cc465d84
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description-en: Debian package management system
This package provides the low-level infrastructure for handling the
installation and removal of Debian software packages.
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For Debian package development tools, install dpkg-dev.
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Task: minimal