How to Install and Uninstall libpython2.7 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 26,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libpython2.7 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 "libpython2.7" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libpython2.7 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libpython2.7" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libpython2.7 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpython2.7
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpython2.7 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libpython2.7
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7.18-13ubuntu1.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: python2.7
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3389
Depends: libpython2.7-stdlib (= 2.7.18-13ubuntu1.1), libc6 (>= 2.35), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Replaces: python2.7 (<< 2.6)
Filename: pool/universe/p/python2.7/libpython2.7_2.7.18-13ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 1159422
MD5sum: 82d54a22b908f040ddc41cbb53e33be2
SHA1: 7505459a990c58a87dbb297b066a88067af5d619
SHA256: 16e48c50217b3d6c7e1a98ae1daf6a6db5a91a1823994ab2d987045d4f7cbfe5
SHA512: 3e87c66b39373c1cbf5a4db597d8d362a965922fc98425da5f470f319737086fa861241fd29d29a81f6e03ca9881508d2bb613c893847a0c2b71209036ff98b5
Description: Shared Python runtime library (version 2.7)
Description-md5: ca83a75c05dbdfe28eaeb1252ff614a4

Package: libpython2.7
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7.18-13ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: python2.7
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3389
Depends: libpython2.7-stdlib (= 2.7.18-13ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.35), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Replaces: python2.7 (<< 2.6)
Filename: pool/universe/p/python2.7/libpython2.7_2.7.18-13ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1161762
MD5sum: 346fe7dceed6971a4988674648f4716e
SHA1: 2fbe18bee99d52cc4bbfdbc06c8c2d107a2957f8
SHA256: 6567d47be0e78e52d779b72802f1b21b33597ea9aeb64b1b69aac6d2d36698bc
SHA512: 5a0263c3ee75c5b47eddc94aef62b48769a94651a2366d0eb36e8c25b907f81148e11d653ff304597994d8ebdfcf6709f6cd51bab62429a9d50eb12e856dffda
Description: Shared Python runtime library (version 2.7)
Description-md5: ca83a75c05dbdfe28eaeb1252ff614a4