dpkg.cfg(5)

💅 NAME 💅

ok so this is the dpkg.cfg manual page, from the dpkg suite bestie — it's literally the dpkg configuration file, and yes it's as iconic as it sounds 🎀

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so this file is where dpkg keeps its default options — like, the vibes dpkg wakes up with every single time 🫶 no cap.

every line is one single option, and it's exactly the same as a normal command line option for dpkg — the only glow-down is that the leading hyphens are not used here. that's it. that's the whole twist 💅

quotes surrounding option values get stripped, so don't stress about wrapping your values all cute, they get unwrapped anyway 🙈

and comments?? yes bestie, they're allowed — just start the line with a hash sign (#) and dpkg will absolutely ignore it, main character energy of it all ⭐

fr fr, remember: no leading hyphens in this file. the hyphens stay on the command line where they belong 💀

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🌸 FILES 🌸

• /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/[0-9a-zA-Z_-]* — the lil drop-in directory situation, all the config snippets with names matching that pattern 💖
• /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg — the main system-wide config file, the queen 👑
• ~/.dpkg.cfg — your very own personal one, in your home directory, just for you 🦋

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• dpkg(1) — go read it, iykyk 😭

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ok that's the whole page, go slay your config 🌈 — and yeah, this gorgeous thing is from dpkg version 1.23.11-dirty, dated 2026-09-09, periodt 💜✨