Source: dpkg Section: base Priority: required Maintainer: Ian Jackson Standards-Version: 0.1 Package: dpkg Architecture: any Essential: yes Pre-Depends: ${shlibs:Pre-Depends} Conflicts: dpkgname Replaces: dpkgname Description: Package maintenance system for Debian Linux This package contains the programs which handle the installation and removal of packages on your system. . The primary interface for the dpkg suite is the `dselect' program; a more low-level and less user-friendly interface is available in the form of the `dpkg' command.