How to Install and Uninstall libpython3-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libpython3-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libpython3-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libpython3-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpython3-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libpython3-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpython3-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpython3-dev package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: libpython3-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.9.4-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: python
Source: python3-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 48
Depends: libpython3.9-dev (>= 3.9.4-0~)
Breaks: libpython3.8-dev (<< 3.8.0-2), python3-dev (<< 3.8.0-1)
Replaces: libpython3.8-dev (<< 3.8.0-2), python3-dev (<< 3.8.0-1)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-defaults/libpython3-dev_3.9.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 7216
MD5sum: 2472e311580905d962074849b6869811
SHA1: 4714033d2b7421168eda507138d98888854fc3c5
SHA256: 25207ee07184f34b4a3846f9a03aa2794bca53693df3cf04f1610813a20eef99
SHA512: af9af8dba687feb25b8abfb5e92cd20921c69510c9d0c9555287ac21ab6457391a2425eeb82b9622a824c1685a21129ded2afa4e8462abd1adab4b6a8f765873
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Description-en: header files and a static library for Python (default)
Header files, a static library and development tools for building
Python modules, extending the Python interpreter or embedding Python
in applications.
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This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
Python 3 version's headers (currently v3.9).
Description-md5: d9782896ae71bb7d40bb5fe1fbf99d44