How to Install and Uninstall idle Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: January 30,2025

You can also install and uninstall the idle on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "idle" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install idle on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                idle
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "idle" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall idle on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the idle package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: idle
Architecture: all
Version: 3.10.6-1~22.04
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Source: python3-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 19
Depends: python3 (>= 3.10.6-1~22.04), python3-tk, idle-python3.10
Breaks: idle3 (<< 3.6.2-2)
Replaces: idle3 (<< 3.6.2-2)
Enhances: python3
Filename: pool/universe/p/python3-defaults/idle_3.10.6-1~22.04_all.deb
Size: 2738
MD5sum: 89bc0dfb02d0dc1ca478784ac8dc2f84
SHA1: 5ec328894d2cf24be46060a037059a3c628122ec
SHA256: 3e4c16c55f9a56c5bc4b00d8680b96dd139d1a48c9b1d5447eeaf396e488c72e
SHA512: 9a446e6e489b8b1e916ff27d3da80b69d43431454e1a11249e50c84c894b70dc25492b1a52d9d78d8ef4b1c4a9c54aee6de3b6ceba12d4b5f2cbcd38f94a4a02
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Description: IDE for Python using Tkinter (default version)
Description-md5: 552efa41b77752b66967075a59ea78a2

Package: idle
Architecture: all
Version: 3.10.4-0ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Source: python3-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 19
Depends: python3 (>= 3.10.4-0ubuntu2), python3-tk, idle-python3.10
Breaks: idle3 (<< 3.6.2-2)
Replaces: idle3 (<< 3.6.2-2)
Enhances: python3
Filename: pool/universe/p/python3-defaults/idle_3.10.4-0ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 2736
MD5sum: 2c8103f1eac51d70c700bfa231110fc9
SHA1: 3acce4f0c352dc621ebd7c5747cf93cea4c96c7f
SHA256: e99d69abc448acea534f9a8827341cb6016cccedc31c7dd9260b43b48cc6be77
SHA512: 7cd8bb015ed7f3999346e3ffbeba53e2643551afcdc7e8122dc3944510cd9f2e5af4bbf5a96a990b7b7fe088a9b9d8a1149517e230820aa63493a300c7326abc
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Description: IDE for Python using Tkinter (default version)
Description-md5: 552efa41b77752b66967075a59ea78a2