How to Install and Uninstall dpkg-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "dpkg-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install dpkg-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall dpkg-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: dpkg-dev
Architecture: all
Version: 1.20.9ubuntu2
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: 2468
Depends: perl:any, libdpkg-perl (= 1.20.9ubuntu2), tar (>= 1.28-1), bzip2, xz-utils, patch (>= 2.7), make, binutils, lto-disabled-list
Recommends: build-essential, gcc | c-compiler, fakeroot, gnupg, gpgv, libalgorithm-merge-perl
Suggests: debian-keyring
Breaks: debhelper (<< 10.10.1~)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg-dev_1.20.9ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 936764
MD5sum: 65cd6de7ed985dcf58db5ed8e0dce815
SHA1: 5a1c80630319a84a715b67395649804764f3bd30
SHA256: e95dd587db1608794e421a848b7f2b7647a6869abd62877cfbd4064ccb631550
SHA512: 0b454e2d4d8dd8ca6aa9082876c6fd04b91f644121904b7c8771f991b180b47904024c4b4a286faae0fd48bfccd1d1b43ff972e24fddf7296da2b50348f29115
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description-en: Debian package development tools
This package provides the development tools (including dpkg-source)
required to unpack, build and upload Debian source packages.
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Most Debian source packages will require additional tools to build;
for example, most packages need make and the C compiler gcc.
Description-md5: 2eaf4b4a1cef9584869950f3a52106fc
Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop
Build-Essential: yes