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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "dpkg-www" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dpkg-www on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall dpkg-www on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dpkg-www
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dpkg-www package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: dpkg-www
Architecture: all
Version: 2.60
Priority: optional
Section: universe/doc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 107
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.19.3), apt, perl, libcgi-pm-perl
Recommends: apache2 (>= 2.4.6-4~) | httpd, dwww, info2www
Suggests: dlocate, grep-dctrl, firefox | www-browser, sensible-utils, man2html, tasksel
Filename: pool/universe/d/dpkg-www/dpkg-www_2.60_all.deb
Size: 27400
MD5sum: 17ba71abbdc142bc5ad3f2a843bb6288
SHA1: dc310e88d482c5da7f7fb19d02395d2fee11a95e
SHA256: e6f098ce1fd743a848cbd84e381c343414d94c1f99cb17b3e7049adb8c06843e
SHA512: 1f706955e4253359f1426b9f8279960a35049d2563d159a214263ddf12afa40708fa6bd7faa2ed24472434e31009ed8612c4d59f48a19870851c1b67c02b8057
Description-en: Debian package management web interface
With the dpkg cgi-bin you can browse Debian packages on a local or
remote host using a normal web browser.
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You can list packages, show package information and installed files,
browse documentation and navigate through the packages dependencies.
You can also find all the packages owners of a file or directory or
those providing a virtual package.
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If you are the system administrator you can also install or remove
packages by clicking on the buttons found in the package info page,
provided that this feature has been enabled and you have properly
configured your web browser.
Description-md5: 421691801418401754f1cd59b864533a