How to Install and Uninstall python2-dev Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 26,2024

You can also install and uninstall the python2-dev 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 "python2-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to install python2-dev 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 "python2-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall python2-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python2-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python2-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: python2-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7.18-3
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Source: python-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 15
Depends: python2 (= 2.7.18-3), libpython2-dev (= 2.7.18-3), python2.7-dev (>= 2.7.18~)
Breaks: python-dev (<< 2.7.15-2)
Replaces: python-dev (<< 2.7.15-2)
Filename: pool/universe/p/python-defaults/python2-dev_2.7.18-3_amd64.deb
Size: 1064
MD5sum: 3e32428346a37cfa31af7d16a5897b50
SHA1: edbc7cadc23897e0042a3531eb1d7b9046fa16f1
SHA256: 407adc566a67cad11faf51096efabcd92f58b6995fd453becbc8270f3eb2b63a
SHA512: 899a9391fa27160f0586ca76eae099e715e250dcc2d12773f894574a174e8d4aa7e76b7cff4769ae4669c8c1f9d5e9b3a820fadfe418276cd3775ddaae343eb9
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Description: header files and a static library for Python2
Description-md5: 39e8987518a407d42638b3fc80fc84cd