How to Install and Uninstall libpython3-dev Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libpython3-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libpython3-dev on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libpython3-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpython3-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libpython3-dev on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpython3-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpython3-dev package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: libpython3-dev
Source: python3-defaults
Version: 3.7.3-1
Installed-Size: 44
Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libpython3.7-dev (>= 3.7.3-1~)
Description: header files and a static library for Python (default)
Description-md5: c3bba278589cb78af0488a31ad3dd6fc
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-defaults/libpython3-dev_3.7.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 20132
MD5sum: 9836250b07eb2cac96760611e0e78f76
SHA256: 5fdcd3ce63c9daf001455db58a99efbe6b7be75755729a9370d59deaecf92ac9