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

Last updated: April 26,2024

1. Install "python3.8-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install python3.8-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall python3.8-dev 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 python3.8-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: python3.8-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: python
Source: python3.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 516
Depends: python3.8 (= 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9), libpython3.8-dev (= 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9), libpython3.8 (= 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9), libexpat1-dev, zlib1g-dev
Recommends: libc6-dev | libc-dev
Filename: pool/main/p/python3.8/python3.8-dev_3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.9_amd64.deb
Size: 514048
MD5sum: 2ac3847ad0e2a0f9089478c796754110
SHA1: 2001cc92d7b62ab3e30938a19f9b600d20b5f20e
SHA256: 0b3315e2a0878e8b0b4412fb6df1b394953f685a690ac66a52b5f6e67a6b03c9
SHA512: 145721a9f9e89901170c24758cf084fd69c93ccd1121910af0ff49dd4490f76f68b8de2fb629ccc5e4b9612cd717eff87c1297c71dab84b48c7955980e6fe01a
Description: Header files and a static library for Python (v3.8)
Description-md5: f9985a4945987c57c4c2b14758368c2e

Package: python3.8-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.8.2-1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: python
Source: python3.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 517
Depends: python3.8 (= 3.8.2-1ubuntu1), libpython3.8-dev (= 3.8.2-1ubuntu1), libpython3.8 (= 3.8.2-1ubuntu1), libexpat1-dev, zlib1g-dev
Recommends: libc6-dev | libc-dev
Filename: pool/main/p/python3.8/python3.8-dev_3.8.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 514908
MD5sum: f491961a6301d7f8fd1a82b06b8f4334
SHA1: 701c4c7d656cec107718475cfe5e5d6710c594e1
SHA256: 1be906432302dbb34990ab79696f648934415566487f53e597f7ad8e4c437a98
Description: Header files and a static library for Python (v3.8)
Description-md5: f9985a4945987c57c4c2b14758368c2e