How to Install and Uninstall python3.8 Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "python3.8" package

Please follow the instructions below to install python3.8 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall python3.8 on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python3.8
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3.8 package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: python3.8
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.8.6-1ubuntu0.2
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: 498
Depends: python3.8-minimal (= 3.8.6-1ubuntu0.2), libpython3.8-stdlib (= 3.8.6-1ubuntu0.2), 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_3.8.6-1ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 375588
MD5sum: 74784af74baac13f1008656a8e53fcbf
SHA1: 6de24175409b0eb4aa5edadfb098360ceec80734
SHA256: 08afab2cf93783e725b0233eddec8efaa0044b594716290bd5c66c913ca5bb2f
SHA512: 412969d73da1701a6478b15b7e95eb34b8c905b05c1291dba2d8ea557fe92af3765e36cbe12340ced62915413de5a9bfa7a424db964f7ec6ac10847d84627816
Description-en: Interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 3.8)
Python is a high-level, interactive, object-oriented language. Its 3.8 version
includes an extensive class library with lots of goodies for
network programming, system administration, sounds and graphics.
Description-md5: 4ee707efc9587f56df9cffed2287e053
Task: minimal

Package: python3.8
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.8.6-1
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: important
Section: python
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 498
Depends: python3.8-minimal (= 3.8.6-1), libpython3.8-stdlib (= 3.8.6-1), 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_3.8.6-1_amd64.deb
Size: 375576
MD5sum: 6d23dad0f9db5630b32b044412288870
SHA1: a599da2e079c72f8385e1ba77cddb4be8fd0fa98
SHA256: bc57d72ea638a22aa1d850fec44918f7b54ca975137df2251391ac08593cd99e
SHA512: 306a5f730879560c8daf84620fccd3ad0aa047ba36b3e5edab34a611fcef49c25ac36bd4aa6e8852640fd51acab49d27022b0576939035c5fa0c2b5cfc6fd0b6
Description-en: Interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 3.8)
Python is a high-level, interactive, object-oriented language. Its 3.8 version
includes an extensive class library with lots of goodies for
network programming, system administration, sounds and graphics.
Description-md5: 4ee707efc9587f56df9cffed2287e053
Task: minimal