How to Install and Uninstall python-is-python3 Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: January 11,2025

You can also install and uninstall the python-is-python3 on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
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1. Install "python-is-python3" package

Learn how to install python-is-python3 on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python-is-python3" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall python-is-python3 on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python-is-python3 package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: python-is-python3
Source: what-is-python (13)
Version: 3.11.1-3
Installed-Size: 15
Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: all
Replaces: python, python-dev-is-python3 (<< 3.11.1-2), python-is-python2, python-is-python2-but-deprecated, python-minimal
Depends: python3
Breaks: python, python-dev-is-python3 (<< 3.11.1-2), python-is-python2, python-is-python2-but-deprecated, python-minimal
Description: symlinks /usr/bin/python to python3
Description-md5: 918753566204aa881433fa0567164c59
Multi-Arch: allowed
Cnf-Ignore-Commands: python
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/what-is-python/python-is-python3_3.11.1-3_all.deb
Size: 3000
MD5sum: 9953332dcf4b5e5838286d1e3e5d4375
SHA256: 68347166704da4aab800acccce77737aa423c5c817b91d0963c8db82ff1ec6e5