---
name: "Dpkg"
section: "3perl"
platform: "linux"
package: "dpkg"
version: "1.23.11-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Dpkg/3perl"
---

# Dpkg(3perl)

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.

It is also the entry point to the Dpkg module hierarchy.

## 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.

## MODULES

The following is the list of public modules within the Dpkg hierarchy. Only modules with versions 1.00 or higher, and only the interfaces documented in their POD are considered public.

- Dpkg

  This module, core variables.

- Dpkg::Arch

  Architecture handling functions.

- Dpkg::BuildFlags

  Set, modify and query compilation build flags.

- Dpkg::BuildInfo

  Build information functions.

- Dpkg::BuildOptions

  Parse and manipulate **DEB\_BUILD\_OPTIONS**.

- Dpkg::BuildProfiles

  Parse and manipulate build profiles.

- Dpkg::Changelog

  Parse changelogs.

- Dpkg::Changelog::Entry

  Represents a changelog entry.

- Dpkg::Changelog::Parse

  Generic changelog parser for *dpkg-parsechangelog*.

- Dpkg::Checksums

  Generate and parse checksums.

- Dpkg::Compression

  Simple database of available compression methods.

- Dpkg::Compression::FileHandle

  Transparently compress and decompress files.

- Dpkg::Compression::Process

  Wrapper around compression tools.

- Dpkg::Conf

  Parse *dpkg* configuration files.

- Dpkg::Control

  Parse and manipulate Debian control information (*.dsc*, *.changes*, *Packages*/*Sources* entries, etc.).

- Dpkg::Control::Changelog

  Represent fields output by *dpkg-parsechangelog*.

- Dpkg::Control::Fields

  Manage (list of known) control fields.

- Dpkg::Control::Hash

  Parse and manipulate a stanza of deb822 fields.

- Dpkg::Control::Info

  Parse files like *debian/control*.

- Dpkg::Control::Tests

  Parse files like *debian/tests/control*.

- Dpkg::Control::Tests::Entry

  Represents a *debian/tests/control* stanza.

- Dpkg::Deps

  Parse and manipulate dependencies.

- Dpkg::Deps::Simple

  Represents a single dependency statement.

- Dpkg::Deps::Multiple

  Base module to represent multiple dependencies.

- Dpkg::Deps::Union

  List of unrelated dependencies.

- Dpkg::Deps::AND

  List of AND dependencies.

- Dpkg::Deps::OR

  List of OR dependencies.

- Dpkg::Deps::KnownFacts

  List of installed and virtual packages.

- Dpkg::Exit

  Push, pop and run exit handlers.

- Dpkg::Gettext

  Wrapper around Locale::gettext.

- Dpkg::IPC

  Spawn sub-processes and feed/retrieve data.

- Dpkg::Index

  Collections of Dpkg::Control (*Packages*/*Sources* files for example).

- Dpkg::Interface::Storable

  Base object serializer.

- Dpkg::Path

  Common path handling functions.

- Dpkg::Source::Format

  Parse and manipulate debian/source/format files.

- Dpkg::Source::Package

  Extract Debian source packages.

- Dpkg::Substvars

  Substitute variables in strings.

- Dpkg::Vendor

  Identify current distribution vendor.

- Dpkg::Version

  Parse and manipulate Debian package versions.

## CHANGES

### Version 2.00 (dpkg 1.20.0)

Remove variables: `$version`, `$progname`, `$admindir`, `$dpkglibdir` and `$pkgdatadir`.

### 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.

## LICENSE

See the header comment on each module for their particular license.