How to Install and Uninstall python3.8 Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "python3.8" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install python3.8 on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                python3.8
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "python3.8" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall python3.8 on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python3.8
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3.8 package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: python3.8
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.5
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: important
Section: python
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 509
Depends: python3.8-minimal (= 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.5), libpython3.8-stdlib (= 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.5), mime-support
Suggests: python3.8-venv, python3.8-doc, binutils
Breaks: python3-all (<< 3.6.5~rc1-1), python3-dev (<< 3.6.5~rc1-1), python3-venv (<< 3.6.5-2)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3.8/python3.8_3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.5_amd64.deb
Size: 386748
MD5sum: 46f005e9bedbacd1625fafb1522fa5ae
SHA1: 59ae0688df26d6219b68de0b2431d353bdcb44d4
SHA256: f564426752a739e86c2fa2fb12337915f7b41ac3c8d092d859843eaea52a4f60
SHA512: 628e24e5bbcee9835d0c4ffdf085b96dbed14468e81a2c900b38b15faf6d687890e2423fa52876cb81cf79b6287088cfee9b5d47cd8175298ed01e0935354be2
Description: Interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 3.8)
Description-md5: 4ee707efc9587f56df9cffed2287e053
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core

Package: python3.8
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: python
Installed-Size: 509
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Architecture: amd64
Multi-Arch: allowed
Version: 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.4
Depends: python3.8-minimal (= 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.4), libpython3.8-stdlib (= 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.4), mime-support
Suggests: python3.8-venv, python3.8-doc, binutils
Breaks: python3-all (<< 3.6.5~rc1-1), python3-dev (<< 3.6.5~rc1-1), python3-venv (<< 3.6.5-2)
Description: Interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 3.8)
Description-md5: 4ee707efc9587f56df9cffed2287e053
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose

Package: python3.8
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.8.2-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: important
Section: python
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 486
Depends: python3.8-minimal (= 3.8.2-1ubuntu1), libpython3.8-stdlib (= 3.8.2-1ubuntu1), mime-support
Suggests: python3.8-venv, python3.8-doc, binutils
Breaks: python3-all (<< 3.6.5~rc1-1), python3-dev (<< 3.6.5~rc1-1), python3-venv (<< 3.6.5-2)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3.8/python3.8_3.8.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 363708
MD5sum: a69b170a911052b7ff9520a6b9364e8b
SHA1: 65b68b94bd2068a2f983873e7e96d702c5239512
SHA256: f46cadc3203280ccfbef4a2c0cf6c49c679543a395b1bd9e247d19230da9c9f5
Description: Interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 3.8)
Description-md5: 4ee707efc9587f56df9cffed2287e053
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core