How to Install and Uninstall python3.8 Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "python3.8" package

Learn how to install python3.8 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python3.8" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall python3.8 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3.8 package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: python3.8
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: important
Section: python
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 510
Depends: python3.8-minimal (= 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9), libpython3.8-stdlib (= 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9), mime-support
Suggests: python3.8-venv, python3.8-doc, binutils
Breaks: python3-all (<< 3.6.5~rc1-1), python3-dev (<< 3.6.5~rc1-1), python3-venv (<< 3.6.5-2)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3.8/python3.8_3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9_amd64.deb
Size: 386776
MD5sum: ccd646f10dfe870319b274b00719b05c
SHA1: 6cb1ff3383d94b84240758af0a8fa0d3d6eb100f
SHA256: 8014653fb98ab88c7df71f58214657da5140c5f30cd1bb25f3f84aabe0377596
SHA512: 5f89d3ed8cab376264bff2bde7f2c94e67163e206b5cd94dcb31a323cd4c0db553a1072767fc219090588628bf9bf4a35541078d5e826b58d7653e0e230b7211
Description: Interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 3.8)
Description-md5: 4ee707efc9587f56df9cffed2287e053
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core

Package: python3.8
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.8.2-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: important
Section: python
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 486
Depends: python3.8-minimal (= 3.8.2-1ubuntu1), libpython3.8-stdlib (= 3.8.2-1ubuntu1), mime-support
Suggests: python3.8-venv, python3.8-doc, binutils
Breaks: python3-all (<< 3.6.5~rc1-1), python3-dev (<< 3.6.5~rc1-1), python3-venv (<< 3.6.5-2)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3.8/python3.8_3.8.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 363708
MD5sum: a69b170a911052b7ff9520a6b9364e8b
SHA1: 65b68b94bd2068a2f983873e7e96d702c5239512
SHA256: f46cadc3203280ccfbef4a2c0cf6c49c679543a395b1bd9e247d19230da9c9f5
Description: Interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 3.8)
Description-md5: 4ee707efc9587f56df9cffed2287e053
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core