How to Install and Uninstall libpython3-dev Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "libpython3-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libpython3-dev on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libpython3-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libpython3-dev on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpython3-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpython3-dev package on Kali Linux

Package: libpython3-dev
Source: python3-defaults
Version: 3.11.6-1
Installed-Size: 37
Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: libpython3.8-dev (<< 3.8.0-2), python3-dev (<< 3.8.0-1)
Depends: libpython3.11-dev (>= 3.11.6-1~)
Breaks: libpython3.8-dev (<< 3.8.0-2), python3-dev (<< 3.8.0-1)
Size: 9460
SHA256: ce0711d8ddf00d7636f3e3267f845e8149897a3e397552ff284b3f3b8cdab403
SHA1: a84da28158439ba2eb496acf8b57b9f532afe710
MD5sum: 0fde37b3f0077701959e3b4a24a25e17
Description: header files and a static library for Python (default)
Header files, a static library and development tools for building
Python modules, extending the Python interpreter or embedding Python
in applications.
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This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
Python 3 version's headers (currently v3.11).
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-defaults/libpython3-dev_3.11.6-1_amd64.deb