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

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "libdpkg-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libdpkg-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libdpkg-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libdpkg-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.20.9ubuntu2
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: 1833
Depends: zlib1g-dev, libzstd-dev, liblzma-dev, libbz2-dev
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/libdpkg-dev_1.20.9ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 119084
MD5sum: 2359e92e7bae0d98009cad8bc5ad847e
SHA1: a451cd9ed12fb5401313c463ebeb5f192be88d10
SHA256: 43ac484da0b2b679ce26df9c4c6e9173b6a883165096d6e40be6f2f82555d2ba
SHA512: 7c684fc4ade8cc40bba479eb5c3ea2c9e60f1af54bdbb097735b5897febb687f26fa8f7aae6e883c11aa0be06409b11504630b422695619a5810af6a7fb836ca
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