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Dpkg

dpkg is the software at the base of the package management system in the free operating system Debian and its many derivatives. dpkg is used to install, remove, and provide information about .deb packages.

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Wpkg

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Available in
42 languages
Developer
The Debian Project
License
GPLv2
Operating system
Unix-like
Original author
Ian Murdock
Release
January 1994; 32 years ago (1994-01)

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Wpkg

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Dpkg

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples42
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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Dpkg

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related to history · 17
Dpkg → Carl Streeter, Debian, Debian Policy Manual, Fargo, Greg Wettstein, Ian Jackson, Ian Murdock, It, January, Linux, Matt Welsh, North Dakota, Perl, Roger Maris Cancer Center, Shell, StopAlop, The
related to wpkg · 7
Dpkg → APT, As, It, Linux, March, Microsoft Windows, Unix-like
related to Development tools · 3
Dpkg → Debian, Debian/files, These
related to install-info · 2
Dpkg → GNU Texinfo, Theinstall-infoprogram
Available in · 1
Dpkg → 42 languages
Developer · 1
Dpkg → The Debian Project
License · 1
Dpkg → GPLv2
Operating system · 1
Dpkg → Unix-like
Original author · 1
Dpkg → Ian Murdock
Release · 1
Dpkg → January 1994; 32 years ago (1994-01)

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package debian used system software apt packages source file management information deb tool also tools operating build many programs includes

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DpkgAvailable in42 languages1.00infobox
DpkgDeveloperThe Debian Project1.00infobox
DpkgLicenseGPLv21.00infobox
DpkgOperating systemUnix-like1.00infobox
DpkgOriginal authorIan Murdock1.00infobox
DpkgReleaseJanuary 1994; 32 years ago (1994-01)1.00infobox
DpkgRepositorygit.dpkg.org1.00infobox
DpkgStable release1.22.22 / 6 March 2026; 5 months ago (6 March 2026)1.00infobox
DpkgTypePackage manager1.00infobox
DpkgWebsitewww.dpkg.org1.00infobox
DpkgWritten inC, C++, Perl1.00infobox
Dpkgis asoftware at the base of the package management system in the free operating system Debian and its many derivatives.dpkgis used to install0.90text

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