libdpkg-dev software package provides Debian package management static library, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install libdpkg-dev
libdpkg-dev is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libdpkg-dev package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libdpkg-dev *
You will get with libdpkg-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 8 jessie |
| Section | Library development |
| Package | libdpkg-dev |
| Version | 1.17.27 |
| Description | Debian package management static library |
| Sub Section | Libdevel |