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

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "python3.8-minimal" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install python3.8-minimal on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall python3.8-minimal on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: python3.8-minimal
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.8.6-1ubuntu0.2
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: important
Section: python
Source: python3.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 5275
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.32)
Depends: libpython3.8-minimal (= 3.8.6-1ubuntu0.2), libexpat1 (>= 2.1~beta3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Recommends: python3.8
Suggests: binfmt-support
Conflicts: binfmt-support (<< 1.1.2)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3.8/python3.8-minimal_3.8.6-1ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 1824316
MD5sum: 7f8a085b15f168f3185b8c3615cc226b
SHA1: 5ec9cff9d2c66a9178cfa56f0e8b00e1a1c6f524
SHA256: b6acd0b23e9b890411350d7075687430c244d8e37fcb6b618f029888986c0b96
SHA512: f7c976ca904feca874b35ace5d111584e086756cf4e549a6df86c545d1e5b463155c72ee803515c0f5b619ef99be9a337a6aa436a8efaaa8d6e7ac6eb9759a23
Description-en: Minimal subset of the Python language (version 3.8)
This package contains the interpreter and some essential modules. It can
be used in the boot process for some basic tasks.
See /usr/share/doc/python3.8-minimal/README.Debian for a list of the modules
contained in this package.
Description-md5: 2967d29792c00c2b44120fa66d6b5534
Task: minimal
Cnf-Visible-Pkgname: python3.8

Package: python3.8-minimal
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.8.6-1
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: important
Section: python
Source: python3.8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 5267
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.32)
Depends: libpython3.8-minimal (= 3.8.6-1), libexpat1 (>= 2.1~beta3), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Recommends: python3.8
Suggests: binfmt-support
Conflicts: binfmt-support (<< 1.1.2)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3.8/python3.8-minimal_3.8.6-1_amd64.deb
Size: 1821248
MD5sum: 41d8c37ac0df079f2f14321ee92385d2
SHA1: a9954316b83f9f0361c4bb8f4e2f8497e40a6a1b
SHA256: 057d9ef806e9fae7ec8e431a71b3f3f5311ced54baeb249df20dcfcb8f33c65b
SHA512: dcd2298a6b6f0d94acec8ab93c0d9e1dbe1d31a0266bfa30b935200fa1f0bb7bed9962bee4804db5ead0e201708c6878814b4f1e1075eab980e5a35b7e87f44c
Description-en: Minimal subset of the Python language (version 3.8)
This package contains the interpreter and some essential modules. It can
be used in the boot process for some basic tasks.
See /usr/share/doc/python3.8-minimal/README.Debian for a list of the modules
contained in this package.
Description-md5: 2967d29792c00c2b44120fa66d6b5534
Task: minimal
Cnf-Visible-Pkgname: python3.8