How to Install and Uninstall python2.7 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 24,2024

You can also install and uninstall the python2.7 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 "python2.7" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install python2.7 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 "python2.7" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall python2.7 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python2.7
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python2.7 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: python2.7
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7.18-13ubuntu1.1
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 383
Depends: python2.7-minimal (= 2.7.18-13ubuntu1.1), libpython2.7-stdlib (= 2.7.18-13ubuntu1.1), media-types | mime-support
Suggests: python2.7-doc, binutils
Conflicts: python-profiler (<= 2.7.1-2)
Breaks: python-virtualenv (<< 1.7.1.2-2~), vim-athena (<< 2:7.3.547-4), vim-gnome (<< 2:7.3.547-4), vim-gtk (<< 2:7.3.547-4), vim-nox (<< 2:7.3.547-4)
Replaces: python-profiler (<= 2.7.1-2), python2.7-minimal (<< 2.7.3-7~)
Filename: pool/universe/p/python2.7/python2.7_2.7.18-13ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 249652
MD5sum: a4f5c391e11c4ffa20f2fd8b21602f45
SHA1: 8e9af5f661b7e23870d083d7ec9987ea50e5ab24
SHA256: 4fba9edf2306c58ec5f2898773e1e0f0092c9d8c97ae5d6041d1033931058922
SHA512: c2a277f6225f11beacdb22abce6f7ff1ac72e793c2b8a416d26a5f019b88108a99d32d487b811ffa07ade3018a8830523609f5db9c59484065e6b414e36f2786
Description: Interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 2.7)
Description-md5: 28620f1beffd6b598125304a83bfcb87

Package: python2.7
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7.18-13ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 383
Depends: python2.7-minimal (= 2.7.18-13ubuntu1), libpython2.7-stdlib (= 2.7.18-13ubuntu1), media-types | mime-support
Suggests: python2.7-doc, binutils
Conflicts: python-profiler (<= 2.7.1-2)
Breaks: python-virtualenv (<< 1.7.1.2-2~), vim-athena (<< 2:7.3.547-4), vim-gnome (<< 2:7.3.547-4), vim-gtk (<< 2:7.3.547-4), vim-nox (<< 2:7.3.547-4)
Replaces: python-profiler (<= 2.7.1-2), python2.7-minimal (<< 2.7.3-7~)
Filename: pool/universe/p/python2.7/python2.7_2.7.18-13ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 249640
MD5sum: 784a4f11870e897dd0789d01b11247fb
SHA1: d5c68ff3667d30b6b4bb847823c6e0b64a2145cd
SHA256: c1ba8b62552fcd0debbd848cdde824f07a1a5c989bc6ef58a9a28dc3c2388f75
SHA512: a44225e6ce4164bab1417994ef1a0c730bae4216ed35767503d9a5e788985d6e1e05baad29fb7950cb2c3cdb9372e86f60b141a9d3e458955414db72f0101410
Description: Interactive high-level object-oriented language (version 2.7)
Description-md5: 28620f1beffd6b598125304a83bfcb87