How to Install and Uninstall dpkg Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "dpkg" package

This guide let you learn how to install dpkg on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Learn how to uninstall dpkg on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dpkg package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dpkg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.18.4ubuntu1.7
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: 6656
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), libselinux1 (>= 2.3), libzstd1, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), tar (>= 1.23)
Suggests: apt
Conflicts: ada-reference-manual (<< 20021112web-4~), asn1-mode (<< 2.7-7~), bogosort (<< 0.4.2-3~), cl-yacc (<< 0.3-3~), cpp-4.1-doc (<< 4.1.2.nf2-4~), cpp-4.2-doc (<< 4.2.4.nf1-4~), gcc-4.1-doc (<< 4.1.2.nf2-4~), gcc-4.2-doc (<< 4.2.4.nf1-4~), gcj-4.1-doc (<< 4.1.2.nf2-4~), gcj-4.2-doc (<< 4.2.4.nf1-4~), gfortran-4.1-doc (<< 4.1.2.nf2-4~), gfortran-4.2-doc (<< 4.2.4.nf1-4~), ggz-docs (<< 0.0.14.1-2~), glame (<< 2.0.1-6~), gnat-4.1-doc (<< 4.1.2.nf2-4~), gnat-4.2-doc (<< 4.2.4.nf1-4~), gtalk (<< 0.99.10-16~), libalogg-dev (<< 1.3.7-2~), libgtk1.2-doc (<< 1.2.10-19~), libnettle-dev (<< 2~), liborbit-dev (<< 0.5.17-12~), libreadline5-dev (<< 5.2-8~), librep-doc (<< 0.90~), mmucl (<< 1.5.2-3~), nxml-mode (<< 20041004-9~), octave3.0-info (<< 1:3.0.5-7+rm), octave3.2-info (<< 3.2.4-12+rm), polgen-doc (<< 1.3-3+rm), r6rs-doc (<< 1.0-2~), serveez-doc (<< 0.1.5-3~), slat (<< 2.0-6~), texlive-base-bin-doc (<< 2007.dfsg.2-9~), ttcn-el (<< 0.6.9-2~), ulog-acctd (<< 0.4.3-3~), xconq-doc (<< 7.4.1-5~), zenirc (<< 2.112.dfsg-1~)
Breaks: apt (<< 0.7.7~), apt-cudf (<< 3.3~beta1-3~), aptitude (<< 0.4.7-1~), auctex (<< 11.87-3+deb8u1~), ccache (<< 3.1.10-1~), cups (<< 1.7.5-10~), dbus (<< 1.8.12-1ubuntu6~), debian-security-support (<< 2014.10.26~), distcc (<< 3.1-6.1~), doc-base (<< 0.10.5~), dpkg-dev (<< 1.15.8), fontconfig (<< 2.11.1-0ubuntu5~), fusionforge-plugin-mediawiki (<< 5.3.2+20141104-3~), gap-core (<< 4r7p5-2~), gitweb (<< 1:2.1.4-2.1~), grace (<< 1:5.1.24-3~), gxine (<< 0.5.908-3.1~), hoogle (<< 4.2.33-4~), icecc (<< 1.0.1-2~), install-info (<< 5.1.dfsg.1-3~), libapache2-mod-php5 (<< 5.6.4+dfsg-3~), libapache2-mod-php5filter (<< 5.6.4+dfsg-3~), libdpkg-perl (<< 1.15.8), libjs-protoaculous (<< 5~), man-db (<< 2.6.3-6~), mcollective (<< 2.6.0+dfsg-2.1~), php5-fpm (<< 5.6.4+dfsg-3~), pypy (<< 2.4.0+dfsg-3~), readahead-fedora (<< 2:1.5.6-5.2~), software-center (<< 13.10-0ubuntu9~), ufw (<< 0.35-0ubuntu2~), ureadahead (<< 0.100.0-17~), wordpress (<< 4.1+dfsg-1~), xfonts-traditional (<< 1.7~), xine-ui (<< 0.99.9-1.2~)
Replaces: manpages-it (<< 2.80-4)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.18.4ubuntu1.7_amd64.deb
Size: 2084284
MD5sum: 100c859dd729bf38b742894990e1e53a
SHA1: 1903409173b58d8b6c34ff264cdd8a3064b31b83
SHA256: 59805f611bc80a30c2699ccf3a8644b64eeea7c2c38c6fecdb71bba26af1d5f2
SHA512: c7b094a343fb28d2a44d7c10ee105e4e0a3504ae7a8124d40d1ed193ee8982d14da3c8aaafa66370f3366f7aa8440d01d50705c930dd72171898fdebc0ef7d86
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Description-en: Debian package management system
This package provides the low-level infrastructure for handling the
installation and removal of Debian software packages.
.
For Debian package development tools, install dpkg-dev.
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: dpkg
Essential: yes
Priority: required
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 6655
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.18.4ubuntu1
Replaces: manpages-it (<< 2.80-4)
Pre-Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20120614), libselinux1 (>= 2.3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), tar (>= 1.23)
Suggests: apt
Conflicts: ada-reference-manual (<< 20021112web-4~), asn1-mode (<< 2.7-7~), bogosort (<< 0.4.2-3~), cl-yacc (<< 0.3-3~), cpp-4.1-doc (<< 4.1.2.nf2-4~), cpp-4.2-doc (<< 4.2.4.nf1-4~), gcc-4.1-doc (<< 4.1.2.nf2-4~), gcc-4.2-doc (<< 4.2.4.nf1-4~), gcj-4.1-doc (<< 4.1.2.nf2-4~), gcj-4.2-doc (<< 4.2.4.nf1-4~), gfortran-4.1-doc (<< 4.1.2.nf2-4~), gfortran-4.2-doc (<< 4.2.4.nf1-4~), ggz-docs (<< 0.0.14.1-2~), glame (<< 2.0.1-6~), gnat-4.1-doc (<< 4.1.2.nf2-4~), gnat-4.2-doc (<< 4.2.4.nf1-4~), gtalk (<< 0.99.10-16~), libalogg-dev (<< 1.3.7-2~), libgtk1.2-doc (<< 1.2.10-19~), libnettle-dev (<< 2~), liborbit-dev (<< 0.5.17-12~), libreadline5-dev (<< 5.2-8~), librep-doc (<< 0.90~), mmucl (<< 1.5.2-3~), nxml-mode (<< 20041004-9~), octave3.0-info (<< 1:3.0.5-7+rm), octave3.2-info (<< 3.2.4-12+rm), polgen-doc (<< 1.3-3+rm), r6rs-doc (<< 1.0-2~), serveez-doc (<< 0.1.5-3~), slat (<< 2.0-6~), texlive-base-bin-doc (<< 2007.dfsg.2-9~), ttcn-el (<< 0.6.9-2~), ulog-acctd (<< 0.4.3-3~), xconq-doc (<< 7.4.1-5~), zenirc (<< 2.112.dfsg-1~)
Breaks: apt (<< 0.7.7~), apt-cudf (<< 3.3~beta1-3~), aptitude (<< 0.4.7-1~), auctex (<< 11.87-3+deb8u1~), ccache (<< 3.1.10-1~), cups (<< 1.7.5-10~), dbus (<< 1.8.12-1ubuntu6~), debian-security-support (<< 2014.10.26~), distcc (<< 3.1-6.1~), doc-base (<< 0.10.5~), dpkg-dev (<< 1.15.8), fontconfig (<< 2.11.1-0ubuntu5~), fusionforge-plugin-mediawiki (<< 5.3.2+20141104-3~), gap-core (<< 4r7p5-2~), gitweb (<< 1:2.1.4-2.1~), grace (<< 1:5.1.24-3~), gxine (<< 0.5.908-3.1~), hoogle (<< 4.2.33-4~), icecc (<< 1.0.1-2~), install-info (<< 5.1.dfsg.1-3~), libapache2-mod-php5 (<< 5.6.4+dfsg-3~), libapache2-mod-php5filter (<< 5.6.4+dfsg-3~), libdpkg-perl (<< 1.15.8), libjs-protoaculous (<< 5~), man-db (<< 2.6.3-6~), mcollective (<< 2.6.0+dfsg-2.1~), php5-fpm (<< 5.6.4+dfsg-3~), pypy (<< 2.4.0+dfsg-3~), readahead-fedora (<< 2:1.5.6-5.2~), software-center (<< 13.10-0ubuntu9~), ureadahead (<< 0.100.0-17~), wordpress (<< 4.1+dfsg-1~), xfonts-traditional (<< 1.7~), xine-ui (<< 0.99.9-1.2~)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.18.4ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 2085190
MD5sum: cf452fd6731a8f940003e94eeba9115d
SHA1: 967c1099774fba26567594339f7136bba364ed33
SHA256: 6d066d4b86cbb330466b5e73633a2fcc48624cc5d1945c5746863b5a35bb6171
Description-en: Debian package management system
This package provides the low-level infrastructure for handling the
installation and removal of Debian software packages.
.
For Debian package development tools, install dpkg-dev.
Description-md5: 2f156c6a30cc39895ad3487111e8c190
Origin: Ubuntu
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal