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

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "python3-setuptools" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install python3-setuptools on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "python3-setuptools" package

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


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

Package: python3-setuptools
Architecture: all
Version: 39.0.1-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: python
Source: python-setuptools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1288
Depends: python3-pkg-resources (= 39.0.1-2), python3-distutils, python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
Suggests: python-setuptools-doc
Filename: pool/main/p/python-setuptools/python3-setuptools_39.0.1-2_all.deb
Size: 247568
MD5sum: 91b9dda50038e1b77f40e3fd87295885
SHA1: 3f944021e5315efac2df2ef1d4704447326c45e5
SHA256: f342cdf67949f33faa0ecd3cef9d26dfb32ed0a7953b8cdebc2e0f92441065a7
Homepage: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
Description: Python3 Distutils Enhancements
Description-md5: 1ec9057b4c43c99ba7a78729ff0f8f1c
Supported: 5y