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4 @settitle The @code{dpkg} Package Maintenance System
10 * dpkg: (dpkg). The @code{dpkg} package maintenance system.
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18 This file documents the @code{dpkg} package maintenance system.
20 Copyright (C) 1994 Ian A. Murdock
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45 @title The @code{dpkg} Package Maintenance System
46 @author Ian A. Murdock
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50 Copyright @copyright{} 1994 Ian A. Murdock
52 Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
53 document provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
54 preserved on all copies.
56 Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
57 document under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the
58 entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a
59 permission notice identical to this one.
61 Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this document
62 into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
63 except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation approved
64 by The Debian Linux Association.
67 @node Top, Overview, (dir), (dir)
71 * Overview:: An overview of the @code{dpkg} package
73 * Installation:: How to install a package with @code{dpkg}.
74 * Removal:: How to remove a package with @code{dpkg}.
75 * Information:: How to obtain information about both
76 installed and not-yet-installed packages.
77 * Extension:: How to extend @code{dpkg} to support new
79 * Guidelines:: Guidelines for creating and maintaining
80 packages for Debian GNU/Linux.
87 @chapter Package Installation
90 @chapter Package Removal
93 @chapter Package Information
96 @chapter Debian GNU/Linux Guidelines
99 @chapter How to Extend @code{dpkg} to Support New Package Formats