---
name: "Dpkg"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdpkg-perl"
version: "1.18.25"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Dpkg"
---

# Dpkg(3)

module with core variables

## NAME

Dpkg - module with core variables

## DESCRIPTION

The Dpkg module provides a set of variables with information concerning this system installation.

## VARIABLES

- $Dpkg::PROGNAME

  Contains the name of the current program.

- $Dpkg::PROGVERSION

  Contains the version of the dpkg suite.

- $Dpkg::PROGMAKE

  Contains the name of the system GNU make program.

- $Dpkg::PROGTAR

  Contains the name of the system GNU tar program.

- $Dpkg::PROGPATCH

  Contains the name of the system GNU patch program (or another implementation that is directory traversal resistant).

- $Dpkg::CONFDIR

  Contains the path to the dpkg system configuration directory.

- $Dpkg::ADMINDIR

  Contains the path to the dpkg database directory.

- $Dpkg::LIBDIR

  Contains the path to the dpkg methods and plugins directory.

- $Dpkg::DATADIR

  Contains the path to the dpkg architecture tables directory.

## CHANGES

### Version 1.03 (dpkg 1.18.24)

New variable: `$PROGPATCH`.

### Version 1.02 (dpkg 1.18.11)

New variable: `$PROGTAR`, `$PROGMAKE`.

### Version 1.01 (dpkg 1.17.0)

New variables: `$PROGNAME`, `$PROGVERSION`, `$CONFDIR`, `$ADMINDIR`, `$LIBDIR` and `$DATADIR`.

Deprecated variables: `$version`, `$admindir`, `$dpkglibdir` and `$pkgdatadir`.

### Version 1.00 (dpkg 1.15.6)

Mark the module as public.