How to Install and Uninstall libdpkg-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "libdpkg-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libdpkg-dev on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libdpkg-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libdpkg-dev on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: libdpkg-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.20.5ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: dpkg
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1777
Depends: zlib1g-dev, libzstd-dev, liblzma-dev, libbz2-dev
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/libdpkg-dev_1.20.5ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 124372
MD5sum: f0a10aba12becc56e9e288680d814a11
SHA1: ecee89bf3fa7d17a51981ae0e84854ca11fc2afb
SHA256: dae7199e256d76d0e02abe42866708bba5b88dc520d565c055921c3006539b28
SHA512: c4a51d22b0e3827dc500689865a02fd8bbce650e4dc71f3f065483941bc7887648db7e8474266a6578cc1daa1409ed4b751e43b312e3eda5a3b47ba410c93744
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description-en: Debian package management static library
This package provides the header files and static library necessary to
develop software using libdpkg, the same library used internally by dpkg.
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Note though, that the API is to be considered volatile, and might change
at any time, use at your own risk.
Description-md5: 0fd17a1a6d9f7c47ceec993ee3976f22