How to Install and Uninstall dpkg Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the dpkg on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "dpkg" package

Please follow the steps below to install dpkg on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall dpkg on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dpkg
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dpkg package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: dpkg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.21.1ubuntu2.3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6733
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), liblzma5 (>= 5.2.2), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libzstd1 (>= 1.4.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Depends: tar (>= 1.28-1)
Suggests: apt, debsig-verify
Breaks: libapt-pkg5.0 (<< 1.7~b), lsb-base (<< 10.2019031300)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.21.1ubuntu2.3_amd64.deb
Size: 1238588
MD5sum: 18e52e027405b0d9cf9ae8d5e55329da
SHA1: ad373f99d3522229418f5c4a9aecf4d8e5f4dd0e
SHA256: 92c21b47281c1bf24d788fe02d717c058fd9701b9c224b0b5c2c1179fb5d152d
SHA512: 282924ef03d1d79e0649e08e006f30df2b3a60da84e55497897009c6b4b4de65bbf1723eddec7a15ce6d08d193c96e49ed4206aa12e328ad51e9ab34aa0849e0
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package management system
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Task: minimal, server-minimal
Phased-Update-Percentage: 20

Package: dpkg
Essential: yes
Status: install ok installed
Priority: required
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 6733
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: amd64
Multi-Arch: foreign
Version: 1.21.1ubuntu2.2
Depends: tar (>= 1.28-1)
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), liblzma5 (>= 5.2.2), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libzstd1 (>= 1.4.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: apt, debsig-verify
Breaks: libapt-pkg5.0 (<< 1.7~b), lsb-base (<< 10.2019031300)
Conffiles:
/etc/alternatives/README 7be88b21f7e386c8d5a8790c2461c92b
/etc/cron.daily/dpkg 94bb6c1363245e46256908a5d52ba4fb
/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg f4413ffb515f8f753624ae3bb365b81b
/etc/logrotate.d/alternatives 5fe0af6ce1505fefdc158d9e5dbf6286
/etc/logrotate.d/dpkg 9e25c8505966b5829785f34a548ae11f
Description: Debian package management system
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers

Package: dpkg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.21.1ubuntu2.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6733
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), liblzma5 (>= 5.2.2), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libzstd1 (>= 1.4.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Depends: tar (>= 1.28-1)
Suggests: apt, debsig-verify
Breaks: libapt-pkg5.0 (<< 1.7~b), lsb-base (<< 10.2019031300)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.21.1ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1239260
MD5sum: 7906e5b666fa10f1338861bff82a8fa9
SHA1: f82aeff03dfb6bafcb123f916ac15bf3c5b0bbc9
SHA256: 3637d4d695555fd2ca1674d469b9a9196c9744efac808cfb845e4b6925a22ee0
SHA512: 1cf9c6dd2e3469a78f81bcafabe4573837080d0572dc048e54799ba163675568bc6fcb70b2cacd3474ad1454fd51c0d568be5b75687265a5935eae0296856af7
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package management system
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: dpkg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.21.1ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Essential: yes
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6733
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), liblzma5 (>= 5.2.2), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libzstd1 (>= 1.4.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Depends: tar (>= 1.28-1)
Suggests: apt, debsig-verify
Breaks: libapt-pkg5.0 (<< 1.7~b), lsb-base (<< 10.2019031300)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.21.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 1239788
MD5sum: ac437dff7f3112903a8b5b15a7ab31ce
SHA1: 633512627710e219029ed47b1a91e3816c133401
SHA256: 457a683c3209ac30338461b0f3f7641879a4ce15adff15fbcbc20f3430d0c84b
SHA512: 035a8030ac9bd13c6b681ddce1fbe824eb7c3d00b01f4b8a1ba20d7a7cf99379603679162d87c887b01eb53768ad8b8d61ed026b10fb49756771e22bd2cba4f1
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package management system
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Task: minimal, server-minimal