dpkg-deb
dpkg-deb is a Linux command in the Package Management category, rated intermediate difficulty. Low-level .deb package manipulation (build, extract, info). The syntax is dpkg-deb [options] .deb. It returns package information. A close relative is apt, which package manager for Debian/Ubuntu systems (modern frontend to APT). A close relative is dpkg, which low-level Debian package manager. Install/remove .deb packages. A close relative is yum, which package manager for RHEL/CentOS 7 and older (replaced by dnf). More about this category: Linux package management commands — apt, dnf, pacman, snap, and more. Install, update, and remove software packages. Related Package Management commands: apt, dpkg, yum, dnf, pacman, snap, apt-get, flatpak. This page is part of the free Linux Reference documentation covering 304+ commands, each with syntax, options, practical examples, and a difficulty rating. Find dpkg-deb and the other essentials on the Linux cheat sheet, or return to the Linux Reference homepage.