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

Last updated: April 29,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "python3" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install python3 on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python3" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall 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 python3 package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: python3
Source: python3-defaults (3.11.2-1)
Version: 3.11.2-1+b1
Installed-Size: 81
Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: python3-minimal (<< 3.1.2-2)
Provides: python3-profiler, python3-supported-max (= 3.11), python3-supported-min (= 3.11)
Depends: python3.11 (>= 3.11.2-1~), libpython3-stdlib (= 3.11.2-1+b1)
Pre-Depends: python3-minimal (= 3.11.2-1+b1)
Suggests: python3-doc (>= 3.11.2-1+b1), python3-tk (>= 3.11.2-1~), python3-venv (>= 3.11.2-1+b1)
Description: interactive high-level object-oriented language (default python3 version)
Description-md5: 7e57783fdb3703b27f408a029b7b786f
Multi-Arch: allowed
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
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_3.11.2-1+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 26300
MD5sum: 48ebc2dc2cb4fa44aaa2780f8141bbe1
SHA256: 33f6dafbd1a6902d9063172ec7dbd4b2225e12009e0d7ec5c933a72c2f5f3b74