How to Install and Uninstall python3-smbus Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "python3-smbus" package

Learn how to install python3-smbus on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                python3-smbus
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "python3-smbus" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall python3-smbus on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python3-smbus
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3-smbus package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: python3-smbus
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.2-2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: extra
Section: universe/python
Source: i2c-tools
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Aurelien Jarno
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 44
Provides: python3.9-smbus
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libi2c0 (>= 4.0), python3 (<< 3.10), python3 (>= 3.9~)
Recommends: i2c-tools
Filename: pool/universe/i/i2c-tools/python3-smbus_4.2-2_amd64.deb
Size: 7880
MD5sum: 01adda81a43e133b2b4b23f14bf4f856
SHA1: a4facaa67e03a0755ae781ce21eb9d92ed80a1a8
SHA256: 9726843a59200921fbbdfcb85a70db795ac0f4c9a3a3f8ddb1cfdd10a25caf29
SHA512: 63f3d0bd1b21318057bf27dc70753a1f643cf179f13a05d8d158fcbb9996f64981c66a2806782d33b75c3753650c62992cd8b31702f0cb079fbc5375248023de
Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/i2c-tools/
Description-en: Python 3 bindings for Linux SMBus access through i2c-dev
This Python 3 module allows SMBus access through the I2C /dev interface on
Linux hosts. The host kernel must have I2C support, I2C device interface
support, and a bus adapter driver.
Description-md5: d071d438b1fd9be7d311228cabbc262f