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

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "python3.8-dbg" package

This tutorial shows how to install python3.8-dbg on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                python3.8-dbg
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "python3.8-dbg" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall python3.8-dbg on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python3.8-dbg
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the python3.8-dbg package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: python3.8-dbg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.8.6-1ubuntu0.2
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: debug
Source: python3.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 37440
Depends: python3.8 (= 3.8.6-1ubuntu0.2), libpython3.8-dbg (= 3.8.6-1ubuntu0.2), libc6 (>= 2.32), libexpat1 (>= 2.1~beta3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Recommends: gdb
Suggests: python3-gdbm-dbg, python3-tk-dbg
Filename: pool/main/p/python3.8/python3.8-dbg_3.8.6-1ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 18452320
MD5sum: 720017024ec70ccbfb2b2f0efaa69a30
SHA1: d60e04a26f6bcdd587ccff2c8355ec104023b5a7
SHA256: 27874267cd586581c1fd429c8d70e9b5d9005c78c599ab799e7f98989336bdae
SHA512: 7dff8448214723e5671a5aa3d036d62f02a4782f4e95ad282e92064720bb09b6143aa1835d62b11db1f96f41dfec4599476bb344bd004fef9f3e1d1029196477
Description-en: Debug Build of the Python Interpreter (version 3.8)
The package holds two things:
.
- A Python interpreter configured with --pydebug. Dynamically loaded modules
are searched as _d.so first. Third party extensions need a separate
build to be used by this interpreter.
- Debug information for standard python interpreter and extensions.
.
See the README.debug for more information.
Description-md5: e36207f7c9fe2bb07f9d99d04dcac5d2
Build-Ids: 0737bf4be180ceeca2a6ba1b1f83e2a1f6b03c88 08ef516a62b44bbc97307a74b595c5148e4e914c 2198cd228153eeae53a51a0970cc97f65b3bea70 290adbff09be8c90f092e188974683002891bd5e 33fa8bc4737d62c997a90895b6697aa8f2ebff43 35aeabf5de96658cdc19101a654c1304905cc09b 3edf0fe49adbe795bafcc72bcda2221d77500426 3fbf55a770b2882136877ee130891e20065cfccb 4f9521cc5c80d0d433f6d33226195e814956842d 5759ca5deae96981cd75bf61dd4a80fd9faff744 600077e8f3285f450001f637ffe0581404e4f148 6494f42b7355f957f060e7bbe9cf340138cf11f5 6f36982484e250bd2f13a36bc29b5809012918a8 7369128ab4c552e90aef6a5ed5f151a6e6e94cce 88c5175dfaaffd038cee9ed2b613b8a94e838855 8e1cece6199c521e86480db12c9bc3201538936e 906a65cf7cfb7bb068f74fdf4e27d4dd7e034058 92382c8d4263edb0ab3adac3bc37753ad5c3163e 966ec51c684da9d526e5c9c0485024657d8aa836 986cb9b259d8f352c8bf55fd39415c4ae763d9d9 98ddb003687fa7d9675db6ce0f9ebfc79b261de9 99753e147904dd39dd56649dbe82107bc8ce1582 9c146b5b831760b973934d17e7ef8b4c73cd8eb3 9e5784029e959398498cd28d638e5bde37bc4e73 a1a0d57ce05b145f9e04c299024202f2a6beefcf a2dd791b18e079fa3fb883da789fb028550944c9 ad8e24cabb5966490b519be9751be9f619d6e436 b5ae66ae734f3bf2e334060e8ef735df5573d80f b87ca7ecfd35c553f1f39a813ac3926937a95549 ba6bbcc65fd30613f96e941b588bf33f1b9f4814 bcfd3f07df3de2337fe40146e0e57dd2b8948881 c173e02af10375f975045b0103024cea4194c811 c2bc6060ef3ae83f28ef04da88f0e65a4c696323 c6a287549bd6475e626fa8f91814ea121e6846d3 cbc56a44b9ea3fae5cacc09878d0cf94a7a913b1 d2bfd4fcbbae8692693a362dacf34254cd2815cb d95df8137c87c1250ab8f72118edd7ed5a59758a da6c56aefe374fff3d2287c65ed1176225d34e0d e0a4f7efffb3aca81a132d27962b03fe0d061022 e1255c9eb8838fe72523b2731d19deb05dfe4607 e6754d0768ab226f81fc0626695cfac639c646b9 efea9e3be1d5ec1e7e4bb7dd8c57b6aed9572674 f23145c9070235ae3c7e3c93f8356143636bcf5a fca920f5325b5d066d822307b8fa86e166fdbba1 ff7e6c64fe85d9ce5f628c3207e1832dbc17328c ff820139bd125c0daca8c772667c8dc5120af483

Package: python3.8-dbg
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.8.6-1
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: debug
Source: python3.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 37423
Depends: python3.8 (= 3.8.6-1), libpython3.8-dbg (= 3.8.6-1), libc6 (>= 2.32), libexpat1 (>= 2.1~beta3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Recommends: gdb
Suggests: python3-gdbm-dbg, python3-tk-dbg
Filename: pool/main/p/python3.8/python3.8-dbg_3.8.6-1_amd64.deb
Size: 18438200
MD5sum: cf7f74844ee43956735290596752941a
SHA1: bab30b1b3a1c6c13869b7d063742425ccf4fe341
SHA256: 499ff318a916d4e264041e721e89b2a9c30cb274ff99e15f066e4b1b64db2857
SHA512: 85a3a9061a361fe0f9d1e89a100453d532765c16c78aadc15c263e701b3da257f6cdd858a7a465988a88abf0cbf08242c644a2f94cb5ed1ead0a860c0774d057
Description-en: Debug Build of the Python Interpreter (version 3.8)
The package holds two things:
.
- A Python interpreter configured with --pydebug. Dynamically loaded modules
are searched as _d.so first. Third party extensions need a separate
build to be used by this interpreter.
- Debug information for standard python interpreter and extensions.
.
See the README.debug for more information.
Description-md5: e36207f7c9fe2bb07f9d99d04dcac5d2
Build-Ids: 0435a322c4e5dd14f5f6039ef7338200209ae098 068d6d1bb1aea159cce7297bdb284a8157e63295 0e55dbe103394a541370f9f211159d1c967f7126 0f5c933d7f038d8be7d6cb87a8e279b37e50471d 14166dc152883569ea3c295e21bba617cdfad6eb 14d58216323a314e83997091231ff3d569a345e9 1645fe5453cdb2593b018b67b638f23ed8269178 19ce9db64692a328e9e39281620884514630643d 211ffbcb8003a70c136b85e94307bddd1fd9049e 2513e2ddae2045b9d970806953d3bdb74451b76f 284da014a1f04d9da89b0fcec076f613a90b782e 321f9982eeb7529b3d3d5bf64b2dae5b132bb8f9 367bc6cc251e9e951f7ee8e7eb431f9afed12930 39db88915f009b903f8ba4c647213373b28433ff 39e84a793d78cd98b073c9241d85110e40be8352 3ded5ff0d33bae56b398a18a09800665cb3a6134 412a228c2757c993f230f31e98c5c4a2a788cbb8 477b4174fa379b0b873cfdd83f200347d6309f45 4939df0a5737792641326d1535928ca5d8558da4 4abb0378310483c44b19e06d4934109009857fdc 4e8cdf47d9ff39ff6e64ee3681c7205f0ba76d7b 54561b469de8ef9a59fec42abf4564174bc26bef 661cfffa7d54db7e9815131085cc2c794c26c9e1 6a7f5e74c9c200d3ee71e7c77c3152d90fe078c8 6aeb334bef7b42a98277da0b9f382da06b05aecd 6da2af87ca91d31ffc182317d2b0733eb67f3a7c 82606621643fd8457a4678755c8a46d25533dd2f 846f6fd0993b961cd20173030107a4f1c7170d29 84b2f53af84526eb8e0b62d3f581ba69847e4384 854cfa74526d3b9777448fa07b2195f7c0ae7d23 8722dd2fdba42921cdd690ae7b965f10aaac2781 8a4597018f11c7ba1afe63f6b644f28423e12b53 8b33e617d88f79ddaa53e966d726b5c957ec4f23 8fdfbfdb68e71aaa469d44e93227d30243eac66d 9b6058ffa5ea8664303ad64d53a8b4e9086ce2ac a7e9ee88b7dbfbdfc6b394747621d2989260803a ba720b78fa13f3285e436cef7475f2dc4378efcc bb2a21e048b538ac2fc5be270c5306149456cd1a ced09e085d69d35d745278969877f6d43912674b d19180e635c2cf8495b51f155fe91cbad067c347 d8acf07d2ab45c624ba4f9398f8c2cb1db6a2bf0 e1a6d8cc96e746c5232918a7703190fc704f52c8 e5d1ff63ff2bca7cf85c64d349ac7b71390c8c98 e6ab898a3527cec805439dbfb670a4e7af01a278 fc634fb18055ee9fb7bb114b8cca4733300b3e3b fd1c89eb86bf59f18df125cf26c9fd468fc9d6b5