How to Install and Uninstall dpkg-www Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "dpkg-www" package

Learn how to install dpkg-www on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall dpkg-www on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: dpkg-www
Architecture: all
Version: 2.61
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/doc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 110
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_2.61_all.deb
Size: 30496
MD5sum: 001f4f0c2e275499c6681a29b8514bcf
SHA1: f1331c15bace2aaac8f707f7e75293afb198c626
SHA256: e029f213b115eab1931c38c84ebe2aab533a2a7626ba6745f4b786b2acecfb1e
SHA512: f2ef83233427cc46bd992f4ea9a37e2d3296905c76634de489f02620eb38e9fe46f52043f7a8d4685af6c77b5bdde8beb24bf5ec3f3e8ab736efae3d5a73cfdc
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