How To Install dpkg-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dpkg-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is dpkg-dev
dpkg-dev is:
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. Task: ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop Build-Essential: yes
There are three methods to install dpkg-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dpkg-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dpkg-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dpkg-dev
Install dpkg-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dpkg-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dpkg-dev
Install dpkg-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dpkg-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dpkg-dev
How To Uninstall dpkg-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the dpkg-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dpkg-dev
Uninstall dpkg-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dpkg-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpkg-dev
Remove dpkg-dev Configurations and Data
To remove dpkg-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dpkg-dev
Remove dpkg-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dpkg-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dpkg-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dpkg-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
