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

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "python3-dev" package

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


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall python3-dev on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python3-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: python3-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.6.7-1~18.04
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: python
Source: python3-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 17
Depends: python3 (= 3.6.7-1~18.04), libpython3-dev (= 3.6.7-1~18.04), python3.6-dev (>= 3.6.7-1~), python3-distutils (>= 3.6.7-1~), dh-python
Replaces: python3.1 (<< 3.1.2+20100706-3)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-defaults/python3-dev_3.6.7-1~18.04_amd64.deb
Size: 1288
MD5sum: b4f1bcbc90c4e38f54ab81b97f8ccd93
SHA1: 2b77ed55edad1dbb780f2d6020ea10b556b94209
SHA256: 5b1eb790ecd67d246c30683639c7249477e1e06219d96e3d12fc4eb893f6cc1f
SHA512: 6324353a94ec1674c7caf7e170283014ceb8cbf84981aef60d22f36fa908192f74917b259fa5f8096edd4c279660d949c4811138ef01132802cdb3403af75260
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Description: header files and a static library for Python (default)
Description-md5: f68f43646af3c4972f481d79a0f00624
Supported: 5y

Package: python3-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.6.5-3
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: python
Source: python3-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 17
Depends: python3 (= 3.6.5-3), libpython3-dev (= 3.6.5-3), python3.6-dev (>= 3.6.5-2~), python3-distutils (>= 3.6.5-2~), dh-python
Replaces: python3.1 (<< 3.1.2+20100706-3)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-defaults/python3-dev_3.6.5-3_amd64.deb
Size: 1292
MD5sum: 9a3d6467c68abd46a3f398ae95b1537c
SHA1: 5c9f7b8a266ff523553484d1313b448db55052c3
SHA256: b46dbd7500ee26ed144694655eb1a5d64a3e9dbaba17466f4bd73d638dc942d0
Homepage: http://www.python.org/
Description: header files and a static library for Python (default)
Description-md5: f68f43646af3c4972f481d79a0f00624
Supported: 5y