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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "python-setuptools" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install python-setuptools on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python-setuptools" package

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


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

Package: python-setuptools
Architecture: all
Version: 44.0.0-2ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1434
Provides: python-distribute
Depends: python-pkg-resources (= 44.0.0-2ubuntu0.1), python2:any (<< 2.8), python2:any (>= 2.7~)
Suggests: python-setuptools-doc
Filename: pool/universe/p/python-setuptools/python-setuptools_44.0.0-2ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Size: 329616
MD5sum: 53085e97f28bf4f4321e76fc21b8df8d
SHA1: 2061728afb3991ba8443e03f0c41db307bdd167e
SHA256: ba7c1ce97b96ae794e08a14df91acff3afef984ec4d192c4404c1fee8613de06
SHA512: ab20589d1b394e456cef696f72e9f243e3c81b0e360a9b2373b1c7772097f8a6487cea513b8d517fd383d564e9bf6add26c08a972db29404826e5bceea95af01
Homepage: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
Description: Python Distutils Enhancements
Description-md5: 0dd761e68dbcfc3cc67580ac5b5688c7

Package: python-setuptools
Architecture: all
Version: 44.0.0-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1433
Provides: python-distribute
Depends: python-pkg-resources (= 44.0.0-2), python2:any (<< 2.8), python2:any (>= 2.7~)
Suggests: python-setuptools-doc
Filename: pool/universe/p/python-setuptools/python-setuptools_44.0.0-2_all.deb
Size: 329684
MD5sum: e4eb04df54783683ad1635414feeacdc
SHA1: 49bfc45e0e32116c7ee24b4063c3927c6c8eb8f5
SHA256: 6bbeecc7cf3ff012170a83b44f165ff5fdc6e193faf136c9efe9fff789ce8ee5
Homepage: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
Description: Python Distutils Enhancements
Description-md5: 0dd761e68dbcfc3cc67580ac5b5688c7