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Package: dpkg (1.13.26) [essential]

package maintenance system for Debian

This package contains the low-level commands for handling the installation and removal of packages on your system.

In order to unpack and build Debian source packages you will need to install the developers' package `dpkg-dev' as well as this one.

Tags: System Administration: Package Management, Implemented in: C, Perl, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Application Suite: Debian, Purpose: Configuration, Scanning, Works with: Packaged Software

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  • depends
  • recommends
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  • dep: coreutils (>= 5.93-1)
    The GNU core utilities
  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.3.5-1) [not alpha, i386, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6) [i386]
  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.3.5-1) [alpha, ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6.1-udeb
  • sug: apt
    Advanced front-end for dpkg
  • sug: lzma
    Default and general compression method of 7z format in 7-Zip program

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Architecture Package Size Installed Size Files
alpha 2,055.9 kB6556 kB [list of files]
amd64 2,013.0 kB6352 kB [list of files]
arm 1,990.9 kB6284 kB [list of files]
hppa 2,039.9 kB6372 kB [list of files]
i386 1,986.3 kB6296 kB [list of files]
ia64 2,184.0 kB7068 kB [list of files]
mips 2,029.8 kB6548 kB [list of files]
mipsel 2,023.4 kB6536 kB [list of files]
powerpc 2,011.5 kB6368 kB [list of files]
s390 2,020.6 kB6364 kB [list of files]
sparc 1,992.8 kB6312 kB [list of files]