dpkg
This is the main program for manipulating package files; read dpkg(8) for a full description.
dpkg(8)
dpkg comes with several primitive supplemental programs.
dpkg-deb: Manipulate .deb files. dpkg-deb(1)
dpkg-deb
dpkg-deb(1)
dpkg-ftp: An older package file retrieval command. dpkg-ftp(1)
dpkg-ftp
dpkg-ftp(1)
dpkg-mountable: An older package file retrieval command. dpkg-mountable(1)
dpkg-mountable
dpkg-mountable(1)
dpkg-split: Splits a large package into smaller files. dpkg-split(1)
dpkg-split
dpkg-split(1)
dpkg-ftp and dpkg-mountable have been superseded by the introduction of the APT system.