How to Install and Uninstall python-setuptools Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "python-setuptools" package

Please follow the steps below to install python-setuptools on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install python-setuptools

2. Uninstall "python-setuptools" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall python-setuptools on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):

$ sudo apt remove python-setuptools $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the python-setuptools package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: python-setuptools
Architecture: all
Version: 39.0.1-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: python
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1382
Provides: python-distribute
Depends: python-pkg-resources (= 39.0.1-2), python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Suggests: python-setuptools-doc
Filename: pool/main/p/python-setuptools/python-setuptools_39.0.1-2_all.deb
Size: 329296
MD5sum: 387d1330f03889b7e7ebbcb9ea9029fc
SHA1: 9aa3ee95e56e636124893a3859d03afe739c0534
SHA256: b3eecbb821519c45c56789ed871db65be4a1d1cf7aafd84b22d6c506e017df83
Homepage: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
Description: Python Distutils Enhancements
Description-md5: 0dd761e68dbcfc3cc67580ac5b5688c7
Supported: 5y