How to Install and Uninstall python3 Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "python3" package

Please follow the guidance below to install python3 on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall python3 on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python3
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3 package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: python3
Source: python3-defaults
Version: 3.9.2-3
Installed-Size: 89
Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: python3-minimal (<< 3.1.2-2)
Provides: python3-profiler
Depends: python3.9 (>= 3.9.2-0~), libpython3-stdlib (= 3.9.2-3)
Pre-Depends: python3-minimal (= 3.9.2-3)
Suggests: python3-doc (>= 3.9.2-3), python3-tk (>= 3.9.2-0~), python3-venv (>= 3.9.2-3)
Description: interactive high-level object-oriented language (default python3 version)
Description-md5: 691450e63b8789f4ba89699b19c60642
Multi-Arch: allowed
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Cnf-Extra-Commands: python
Cnf-Priority-Bonus: 5
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_3.9.2-3_amd64.deb
Size: 37880
MD5sum: fd9e70928363facaac8df346d06716bb
SHA256: 6d9375916c5c0d670df708bed3e8c033ce4b197a580d536ce39d1170c67a4c95