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

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "python3-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install python3-dev on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall python3-dev on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: python3-dev
Source: python3-defaults
Version: 3.7.3-1
Installed-Size: 17
Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: python3.1 (<< 3.1.2+20100706-3)
Depends: python3 (= 3.7.3-1), libpython3-dev (= 3.7.3-1), python3.7-dev (>= 3.7.3-1~), python3-distutils (>= 3.7.2-1~), dh-python
Description: header files and a static library for Python (default)
Description-md5: c3bba278589cb78af0488a31ad3dd6fc
Multi-Arch: allowed
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Tag: devel::lang:python, devel::library, role::devel-lib, role::dummy
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-defaults/python3-dev_3.7.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1264
MD5sum: f55ac5f7d7c52ea137b079ae28328335
SHA256: ae68b1c4f498fbeda0457611d2ccbd7d9bee00ad77b277314134cb262fc128a4