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

Last updated: May 18,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "python3-distutils" package

Please follow the instructions below to install python3-distutils on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python3-distutils" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall python3-distutils on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: python3-distutils
Source: python3-stdlib-extensions
Version: 3.11.2-3
Installed-Size: 638
Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: all
Replaces: libpython3.6-stdlib (<< 3.6.4~rc1-2), libpython3.7-stdlib (<< 3.7.0~a3-2)
Provides: python3.11-distutils
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.10.8-0~), python3:any (<< 3.12), python3-lib2to3 (= 3.11.2-3)
Breaks: libpython3.10-stdlib (<< 3.10.0~b1), libpython3.6-stdlib (<< 3.6.5~rc1-3), libpython3.7-stdlib (<< 3.7.0~b2-2), libpython3.8-stdlib (<< 3.8.0~b2-5)
Description: distutils package for Python 3.x
Description-md5: 5c4d15af3278d80c67612e780bc236c4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-stdlib-extensions/python3-distutils_3.11.2-3_all.deb
Size: 130936
MD5sum: 725a2c5ecc62b45561f7cb22f180e1f8
SHA256: a620b555f301860a08e30534c7e6f7d79818e5e1977bfec39a612e7003074318