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

Last updated: March 15,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "python3-virtualenv" package

This tutorial shows how to install python3-virtualenv on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall python3-virtualenv 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-virtualenv package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: python3-virtualenv
Source: python-virtualenv
Version: 20.17.1+ds-1
Installed-Size: 406
Maintainer: Debian Python Team
Architecture: all
Replaces: virtualenv (<< 20.0.10)
Depends: python3-pip-whl, python3-setuptools-whl, python3-setuptools-whl (>= 60) | python3-distutils, python3-wheel-whl, python3-distlib (>= 0.3.1), python3-filelock, python3-importlib-metadata (>= 3.6) | python3 (>> 3.8), python3-importlib-resources | python3 (>> 3.7), python3-platformdirs (<< 3), python3-platformdirs (>= 2.4), python3:any
Recommends: build-essential, ca-certificates, python3-dev, python3-distutils
Breaks: virtualenv (<< 20.0.10)
Description: Python virtual environment creator
Description-md5: d43e55c033f9a1387627cc1b68a4c764
Homepage: https://virtualenv.pypa.io/
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/python-virtualenv/python3-virtualenv_20.17.1+ds-1_all.deb
Size: 93920
MD5sum: faf51e78ac08938ae81a4b7930d6cd77
SHA256: 2be3c4215f1dc9bda6bcc90e66b93b776c7ad8eedce28995157563d0d9e306d7