How to Install and Uninstall python-setuptools Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "python-setuptools" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install python-setuptools on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                python-setuptools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "python-setuptools" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall python-setuptools on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: python-setuptools
Version: 40.8.0-1
Installed-Size: 1408
Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: all
Provides: python-distribute
Depends: python-pkg-resources (= 40.8.0-1), python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7~)
Suggests: python-setuptools-doc
Description: Python Distutils Enhancements
Description-md5: 0dd761e68dbcfc3cc67580ac5b5688c7
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
Tag: devel::lang:python, implemented-in::python, interface::commandline,
role::plugin, role::program, use::configuring
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/python-setuptools/python-setuptools_40.8.0-1_all.deb
Size: 382388
MD5sum: b2cfdcb1c95aedb7eaba1d09ca18bf09
SHA256: c6cd8e9cb6a6c54aef5b6f6f7178a3ade529194b294c6f279e16d69e29a86c97