How to Install and Uninstall python-dev-is-python2 Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "python-dev-is-python2" package

Please follow the guidance below to install python-dev-is-python2 on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python-dev-is-python2" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall python-dev-is-python2 on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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-dev-is-python2 package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: python-dev-is-python2
Source: what-is-python (9)
Version: 2.7.18-9
Installed-Size: 15
Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: all
Replaces: python-dev, python-dev-is-python2-but-deprecated, python-dev-is-python3
Provides: python-dev (= 2.7.18-2)
Depends: python-is-python2 (= 2.7.18-9), python2-dev
Breaks: python-dev, python-dev-is-python2-but-deprecated, python-dev-is-python3
Description: symlinks /usr/bin/python-config to the DEPRECATED python2-config
Description-md5: c2f23af88867cedb6f94088da0777f93
Multi-Arch: allowed
Cnf-Ignore-Commands: python-config
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/w/what-is-python/python-dev-is-python2_2.7.18-9_all.deb
Size: 1528
MD5sum: 3e67ba0cfa06f74c17d7961aa38289d9
SHA256: 5033de7b2708852f26f6ccf6cd7a6c1cd878bfbfdf3cdc630c62b0dea0124b04