How to Install and Uninstall python2.7 Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "python2.7" package

This guide let you learn how to install python2.7 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python2.7" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall python2.7 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python2.7
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python2.7 package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: python2.7
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.8
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: python
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 383
Depends: python2.7-minimal (= 2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.8), libpython2.7-stdlib (= 2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.8), mime-support
Suggests: python2.7-doc, binutils
Conflicts: python-profiler (<= 2.7.1-2)
Breaks: python-virtualenv (<< 1.7.1.2-2~), vim-athena (<< 2:7.3.547-4), vim-gnome (<< 2:7.3.547-4), vim-gtk (<< 2:7.3.547-4), vim-nox (<< 2:7.3.547-4)
Replaces: python-profiler (<= 2.7.1-2), python2.7-minimal (<< 2.7.3-7~)
Filename: pool/main/p/python2.7/python2.7_2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.8_amd64.deb
Size: 247752
MD5sum: b1226e275b23549ccc81e1dfc32e99df
SHA1: a382e7a02cf29e7743c0dfd46786daa96aca869d
SHA256: e9ca7f5e86a00ad36b16d4e92ed963e3829ce59ceb03d1b5215c401d07907b5b
SHA512: 86716a92690b8f575c0aa42b02fb3cdc14074da457e21c55eea2b970b4020939d54c88f0c269db0c28395a40728e1238fae14bcc1afb86e5b975cc698e403dcc
Description: Interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 2.7)
Description-md5: 28620f1beffd6b598125304a83bfcb87
Task: ubuntu-live, samba-server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-live-share, lubuntu-live, lubuntu-qt-desktop, lubuntu-live-qt, lubuntu-live-gtk, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: python2.7
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7.15~rc1-1
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: python
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 371
Depends: python2.7-minimal (= 2.7.15~rc1-1), libpython2.7-stdlib (= 2.7.15~rc1-1), mime-support
Suggests: python2.7-doc, binutils
Conflicts: python-profiler (<= 2.7.1-2)
Breaks: python-virtualenv (<< 1.7.1.2-2~), vim-athena (<< 2:7.3.547-4), vim-gnome (<< 2:7.3.547-4), vim-gtk (<< 2:7.3.547-4), vim-nox (<< 2:7.3.547-4)
Replaces: python-profiler (<= 2.7.1-2), python2.7-minimal (<< 2.7.3-7~)
Filename: pool/main/p/python2.7/python2.7_2.7.15~rc1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 238472
MD5sum: 4f67b62272a22c26d19234aeae52bd6a
SHA1: 98715bb8770feeab6e9164a77cb51fde2790e526
SHA256: 3afa92b3c5813af7a8f4008d1bdfee1aea7d2da9135492f87a4c42ebae4a0f67
Description: Interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 2.7)
Description-md5: 28620f1beffd6b598125304a83bfcb87
Task: ubuntu-live, samba-server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-live-share, lubuntu-live, lubuntu-qt-desktop, lubuntu-live-qt, lubuntu-live-gtk, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y