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

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the python3-minimal 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 "python3-minimal" package

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


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

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

Package: python3-minimal
Source: python3-defaults (3.11.2-1)
Version: 3.11.2-1+b1
Installed-Size: 111
Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Depends: dpkg (>= 1.13.20)
Pre-Depends: python3.11-minimal (>= 3.11.2-1~)
Description: minimal subset of the Python language (default python3 version)
Description-md5: 41717b1122fcd4cd4c0cdf425684f8dc
Multi-Arch: allowed
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Cnf-Visible-Pkgname: python3
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-minimal_3.11.2-1+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 26312
MD5sum: 7da16408b487a394fd646619b08970f9
SHA256: 30f9618670e686d781afbfc713eb0830c29d2819e9cb2a0488800dad6bb99faa