How to Install and Uninstall python3 Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "python3" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install python3 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall python3 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: python3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.12.1-0ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: important
Section: python
Source: python3-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 82
Provides: python3-profiler, python3-supported-max (= 3.12), python3-supported-min (= 3.12)
Pre-Depends: python3-minimal (= 3.12.1-0ubuntu2)
Depends: python3.12 (>= 3.12.1-1~), libpython3-stdlib (= 3.12.1-0ubuntu2)
Suggests: python3-doc (>= 3.12.1-0ubuntu2), python3-tk (>= 3.11.5-1~), python3-venv (>= 3.12.1-0ubuntu2)
Replaces: python3-minimal (<< 3.1.2-2)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-defaults/python3_3.12.1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 24080
MD5sum: 2868560ac7acbcf27939b220146027ec
SHA1: ba6ba9b4cc52e0673ad9d3ce2f8ea198f78cc3da
SHA256: f6778ca9a6c3528e30823d5b7b1f5daba9fcb07d9ad81d29e8bf94f0f74eabfd
SHA512: 236864f3ca3d4ef40953b97ce9d7a9e75c76a1f20d9f0692c9deb261dd6bc498322920e22a378052c017d52667ffb13f07ecd5cebae524ee54d12918c1959bf5
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Description: interactive high-level object-oriented language (default python3 version)
Description-md5: 0ecdf066f028bd0154785ab35ec2967f
Task: cloud-minimal, minimal, server-minimal