How to Install and Uninstall python3 Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "python3" package

Please follow the instructions below to install python3 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall python3 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: python3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.6.7-1~18.04
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: 187
Provides: python3-profiler
Pre-Depends: python3-minimal (= 3.6.7-1~18.04)
Depends: python3.6 (>= 3.6.7-1~), libpython3-stdlib (= 3.6.7-1~18.04)
Suggests: python3-doc (>= 3.6.7-1~18.04), python3-tk (>= 3.6.7-1~), python3-venv (>= 3.6.7-1~18.04)
Replaces: python3-minimal (<< 3.1.2-2)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-defaults/python3_3.6.7-1~18.04_amd64.deb
Size: 47248
MD5sum: bb6bb86e53985ae812b03e18271b5ada
SHA1: 99e20d3285776ccfeee6f9c2db4f77bc60033328
SHA256: 6823addff8bc3d89115512ba786e929ff6c072c4eaedcfc89d6ba6a450ac4902
SHA512: d4101be3b3c1a801bb98a4ab25962b0952a0b82eb702477a96f7304f9e574591e6f6f77f76fea78f742562b2f38dd1f2c182e938b85b006583b216164a658f80
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Description: interactive high-level object-oriented language (default python3 version)
Description-md5: 950ebd8122c0a7340f0a740c295b9eab
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core
Cnf-Extra-Commands: python
Cnf-Priority-Bonus: 5
Supported: 5y

Package: python3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.6.5-3
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: 74
Provides: python3-profiler
Pre-Depends: python3-minimal (= 3.6.5-3)
Depends: python3.6 (>= 3.6.5-2~), libpython3-stdlib (= 3.6.5-3)
Suggests: python3-doc (>= 3.6.5-3), python3-tk (>= 3.6.5-2~), python3-venv (>= 3.6.5-3)
Replaces: python3-minimal (<< 3.1.2-2)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-defaults/python3_3.6.5-3_amd64.deb
Size: 10176
MD5sum: c18c904632342395efe5603a6be82ae8
SHA1: b1e136662ce1a76de4cbd842ad2cade37c771cf7
SHA256: cdc58a9d2abbf17ce9a6892724f6008f0a5a98eea9f9b788eb3fef757f8c4b52
Homepage: http://www.python.org/
Description: interactive high-level object-oriented language (default python3 version)
Description-md5: 950ebd8122c0a7340f0a740c295b9eab
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core
Cnf-Extra-Commands: python
Cnf-Priority-Bonus: 5
Supported: 5y