dpkg | Debian package management system | Mehr ...
This package provides the low-level infrastructure for handling the installation and removal of Debian software packages. . For Debian package development tools, install dpkg-dev.
dpkg-dev | Debian package development tools | Mehr ...
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.
dselect | Debian package management front-end | Mehr ...
dselect is a high-level interface for managing the installation and removal of Debian software packages. . Many users find dselect intimidating and new users may prefer to use apt-based user interfaces.
libdpkg-dev | Debian package management static library | Mehr ...
This package provides the header files and static library necessary to develop software using libdpkg, the same library used internally by dpkg. . Note though, that the API is to be considered volatile, and might change at any time, use at your own risk.
This package provides the perl modules used by the scripts in dpkg-dev. They cover a wide range of functionalities. Among them there are the following modules: . - Dpkg::Arch: manipulate Debian architecture information - Dpkg::BuildOptions: parse and manipulate DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS - Dpkg::Changelog: parse Debian changelogs - Dpkg::Checksums: generate and parse checksums - Dpkg::Compression::Process: wrapper around compression tools - Dpkg::Compression::FileHandle: transparently (de)compress files - Dpkg::Control: parse and manipulate Debian control information (.dsc, .changes, Packages/Sources entries, etc.) - Dpkg::Deps: parse and manipulate dependencies - Dpkg::ErrorHandling: common error functions - Dpkg::Index: collections of Dpkg::Control (Packages/Sources files for example) - Dpkg::IPC: spawn sub-processes and feed/retrieve data - Dpkg::Substvars: substitute variables in strings - Dpkg::Vendor: identify current distribution vendor - Dpkg::Version: parse and manipulate Debian package versions . All the packages listed in Suggests or Recommends are used by some of the modules.