DPKGbased
Dpkgbased describes operating systems or distributions that use the dpkg package management system as the foundation for software installation and maintenance. dpkg is the low-level package manager developed for Debian; it handles installation, configuration, upgrade, and removal of .deb packages and maintains the local package database. Dpkgbased distributions typically rely on a higher-level tool such as apt, apt-get, or aptitude to resolve dependencies and manage repositories, while delegating the actual package operations to dpkg.
The core package format is the Debian package (.deb), containing metadata and the files to install. A
Examples include Debian itself; Ubuntu and many of its derivatives such as Linux Mint and Pop!_OS; Kali
Usage notes: to install, upgrade, or remove software on a dpkgbased system, users typically rely on apt,