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Package: dpkg (1.13.25) [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

Other Packages Related to dpkg

  • depends
  • recommends
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    The GNU core utilities
  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.3.5-1)
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-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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