dpkg-deb

Pack, unpack and provide information about Debian archives. More information: <https://manpages.debian.org/latest/dpkg/dpkg-deb.html>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/dpkg-deb.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install dpkg
Ubuntu
apt-get install dpkg
Alpine
apk add dpkg
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install dpkg
Fedora
dnf install dpkg
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install dpkg
OS X
brew install dpkg
Raspbian
apt-get install dpkg
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/dpkg-deb dpkg-deb powered by Commando

Pack, unpack and provide information about Debian archives. More information: <https://manpages.debian.org/latest/dpkg/dpkg-deb.html>.

  • Display information about a package:
    dpkg-deb --info path/to/file.deb
  • Display the package's name and version on one line:
    dpkg-deb --show path/to/file.deb
  • List the package's contents:
    dpkg-deb --contents path/to/file.deb
  • Extract package's contents into a directory:
    dpkg-deb --extract path/to/file.deb path/to/directory
  • Create a package from a specified directory:
    dpkg-deb --build path/to/directory

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