dpkg software package provides Debian package management system, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install dpkg
dpkg is installed in your system.
Make ensure the dpkg package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dpkg *
You will get with dpkg package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Administration Utilities |
| Package | dpkg |
| Version | 1.16.1.2ubuntu7.7 [amd64, i386 |
| Description | Debian package management system |
| Sub Section | Admin |