How to Install and Uninstall python3 Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "python3" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install python3 on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                python3
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "python3" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall python3 on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python3
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3 package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: python3
Source: python3-defaults
Version: 3.7.3-1
Installed-Size: 187
Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: python3-minimal (<< 3.1.2-2)
Provides: python3-profiler
Depends: python3.7 (>= 3.7.3-1~), libpython3-stdlib (= 3.7.3-1)
Pre-Depends: python3-minimal (= 3.7.3-1)
Suggests: python3-doc (>= 3.7.3-1), python3-tk (>= 3.7.2-1~), python3-venv (>= 3.7.3-1)
Description: interactive high-level object-oriented language (default python3 version)
Description-md5: f80c7bb139da4877a16e59ba207ee6f7
Multi-Arch: allowed
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Cnf-Extra-Commands: python
Cnf-Priority-Bonus: 5
Tag: devel::interpreter, devel::lang:python, devel::library,
implemented-in::c, implemented-in::python, role::devel-lib,
role::program, role::shared-lib
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-defaults/python3_3.7.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 61508
MD5sum: 56ba1594876e580d1d5551dc4e6fa037
SHA256: eb7862c7ad2cf5b86f3851c7103f72f8fa45b48514ddcf371a8e4ba8f02a79e5