How to Install and Uninstall python-dev-is-python2 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "python-dev-is-python2" package

This is a short guide on how to install python-dev-is-python2 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python-dev-is-python2" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall python-dev-is-python2 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python-dev-is-python2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: python-dev-is-python2
Architecture: all
Version: 2.7.17-4
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Source: what-is-python (4)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Dimitri John Ledkov
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 9
Provides: python-dev (= 2.7.17-1)
Depends: python-is-python2 (= 2.7.17-4), python2-dev
Breaks: python-dev, python-dev-is-python2-but-deprecated, python-dev-is-python3
Replaces: python-dev, python-dev-is-python2-but-deprecated, python-dev-is-python3
Filename: pool/universe/w/what-is-python/python-dev-is-python2_2.7.17-4_all.deb
Size: 1396
MD5sum: 39e42b825ac3b73d706713b254caf275
SHA1: 5aa9d9e7bf393dc36a889fd7e485dc646720bfd5
SHA256: f31899e03a683aef1d9006f769a7807d62e26805e9743b61236007296c78908d
Description: symlinks /usr/bin/python-config to the DEPRECATED python2-config
Description-md5: 0469506d06e4d42cb265ed5acd0fd900
Cnf-Ignore-Commands: python-config