How to Install and Uninstall libpython-all-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libpython-all-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libpython-all-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libpython-all-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpython-all-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libpython-all-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpython-all-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpython-all-dev package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libpython-all-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7.18-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Source: python-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6
Depends: libpython2-dev (= 2.7.18-2), libpython2.7-dev
Filename: pool/universe/p/python-defaults/libpython-all-dev_2.7.18-2_amd64.deb
Size: 1112
MD5sum: dd39746e2b1c404ab657670352ca27d5
SHA1: 265c6b30815f9c9c420051fb7ec61304c24989b9
SHA256: e2781a8fdd213c9e0e52cab49a6d71f03329d6b30c6bf32ffd8f0cec94e3ab0b
SHA512: d5c0049e69cdd4810c4a3776e4d0b4946b604efbd1b8c69ea0fd45547b06fafbe26101900ce1e0bc3c85a2283a8de9561e21d29b5f350c9f6a8546c518758a48
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Description-en: package depending on all supported Python2 development packages
The package currently depends on libpython2.7-dev, in the
future, dependencies on jython (Python2 for a JVM) and ironpython (Python2
for Mono) may be added.
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This package is a dependency package used as a build dependency for other
packages to avoid hardcoded dependencies on specific Python2 development
packages.
Description-md5: 2eccb030fc9bee276d32932c080bd57d