How to Install and Uninstall dpkg Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "dpkg" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install dpkg on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dpkg
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "dpkg" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall dpkg on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dpkg
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the dpkg package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: dpkg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.22.0ubuntu1
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: 6240
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.38), liblzma5 (>= 5.4.0), libmd0 (>= 0.0.0), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libzstd1 (>= 1.5.5), 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_1.22.0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1392150
MD5sum: add225e99d3bba985e4d9ac7258025f1
SHA1: d9b99ff731fa4fdc0d535f7db00a201387c1ff2a
SHA256: 2181d9dc8184d9f15e8609f4ed4554d7afa28121a5270d0d9e602022fe2a10d5
SHA512: d7e80b864c590b93f7dc27ee88b83721e8f7c946f8cd10b7790a3aea1d057d495f92aa23f08018af4b275f7182e460d5d3eef2089bcb8c548274457f827b95f4
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description: Debian package management system
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Task: minimal, server-minimal, cloud-minimal