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Package Management Tools

remove essential

Removal of essential packages is not recommended because these packages are

required for the proper operation of the system and removing them may break

the system. In some rare cases, like the name change of a package, or the

replacement of functionality by privately built software, it becomes necessary

to remove one of these packages. This force option will allow that removal to

proceed.

Miscellaneous Options

  print architecture

Outputs the architecture of the machine for package building purposes.

  print gnu build architecture

Prints the gnu format architecture of the machine.

  print installation architecture

Same as   print architecture, but used by installation programs.

  license

Prints license and copyright information

  version

Prints the version of dpkg

  help

Displays a list of the options that dpkg currently supports, with a brief de 

scription of the options and their function.