How to Install and Uninstall libpython3.8-minimal Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: February 02,2025

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

You can also install and uninstall the libpython3.8-minimal 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 "libpython3.8-minimal" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libpython3.8-minimal on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libpython3.8-minimal" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libpython3.8-minimal 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 libpython3.8-minimal package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libpython3.8-minimal
Status: deinstall ok config-files
Priority: important
Section: python
Installed-Size: 4793
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Architecture: amd64
Multi-Arch: same
Source: python3.8
Version: 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.2
Config-Version: 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1)
Recommends: libpython3.8-stdlib
Breaks: libpython3.8-stdlib (<< 3.8.0~b1-1~)
Conflicts: binfmt-support (<< 1.1.2), libpython3.8-stdlib (<< 3.8.0~b1-1~)
Conffiles:
/etc/python3.8/sitecustomize.py d6b276695157bde06a56ba1b2bc53670
Description: Minimal subset of the Python language (version 3.8)
This package contains some essential modules. It is normally not
used on it's own, but as a dependency of python3.8-minimal.
Description-md5: ee96b2a18dd4a3b93625d55b6df8a03c
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose