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

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "dpkg-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dpkg-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dpkg-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall dpkg-dev 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-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: dpkg-dev
Architecture: all
Version: 1.18.4ubuntu1.7
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: 1717
Depends: libdpkg-perl (= 1.18.4ubuntu1.7), bzip2, xz-utils, patch (>= 2.7), make, binutils, base-files (>= 5.0.0)
Recommends: gcc | c-compiler, build-essential, fakeroot, gnupg | gnupg2, gpgv | gpgv2, libalgorithm-merge-perl
Suggests: debian-keyring
Breaks: devscripts (<< 2.14.10), dpkg-cross (<< 2.0.0)
Replaces: manpages-it (<< 2.80-4)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg-dev_1.18.4ubuntu1.7_all.deb
Size: 584242
MD5sum: 5651fc10a2f6a181b254d6dd823b1cbc
SHA1: e52bc330b5512483a60a0897db6b2b22910fd317
SHA256: 70d8dbda198a6d0d10647383ff73007f881f6532615da542ae9295a6f6dc8557
SHA512: eca02adacc4d155632132edfe3f2eb3bc8f9a138e2d89ec98ee070e1515ed9540f60118c18e8ff4f12e38c16db4ba3244b95978140f918211737c2c9353c584e
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: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Build-Essential: yes
Supported: 5y

Package: dpkg-dev
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 1715
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dpkg Developers
Architecture: all
Source: dpkg
Version: 1.18.4ubuntu1
Replaces: manpages-it (<< 2.80-4)
Depends: libdpkg-perl (= 1.18.4ubuntu1), bzip2, xz-utils, patch (>= 2.7), make, binutils, base-files (>= 5.0.0)
Recommends: gcc | c-compiler, build-essential, fakeroot, gnupg | gnupg2, gpgv | gpgv2, libalgorithm-merge-perl
Suggests: debian-keyring
Breaks: devscripts (<< 2.14.10), dpkg-cross (<< 2.0.0)
Filename: pool/main/d/dpkg/dpkg-dev_1.18.4ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 584192
MD5sum: e2b1a2d48212f4dd4471a7dd789135cb
SHA1: 584a80ed895873d20377dc6adfcfb6ec6de64fd2
SHA256: c09a449a46d0a631833fbe1e12961c4ffd49e783c08088fde83ca33a5a0309ee
Description-en: Debian package development tools
This package provides the development tools (including dpkg-source)
required to unpack, build and upload Debian source packages.
.
Most Debian source packages will require additional tools to build;
for example, most packages need make and the C compiler gcc.
Description-md5: 2eaf4b4a1cef9584869950f3a52106fc
Origin: Ubuntu
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg
Build-Essential: yes
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop