How to Install libdpkg-dev software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install libdpkg-dev software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

libdpkg-dev software package provides Debian package management static library, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) 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

libdpkg-dev package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Library development
Package libdpkg-dev
Version 1.17.5ubuntu5.6 [amd64, i386],
Description Debian package management static library
Sub Section libdevel


See Also, How to uninstall or remove libdpkg-dev software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?