How to uninstall or remove dpkg software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

How to uninstall or remove dpkg software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)

You can uninstall or removes an installed dpkg package itself from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) through the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get remove dpkg 

Uninstall dpkg including dependent package

If you would like to remove dpkg and it's dependent packages which are no longer needed from Ubuntu,

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove dpkg 
Use Purging dpkg

If you use with purge options to dpkg package all the configuration and dependent packages will be removed.

$ sudo apt-get purge dpkg 

If you use purge options along with auto remove, will be removed everything regarding the package, It's really useful when you want to reinstall again.

$ sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove dpkg 

See Also,

How to install dpkg software package from Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?