How to Install and Uninstall python3 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: April 29,2024

You can also install and uninstall the python3 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 "python3" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install python3 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 "python3" package

Learn how to uninstall python3 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 python3 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: python3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.10.6-1~22.04
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: important
Section: python
Source: python3-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 90
Provides: python3-profiler
Pre-Depends: python3-minimal (= 3.10.6-1~22.04)
Depends: python3.10 (>= 3.10.6-1~), libpython3-stdlib (= 3.10.6-1~22.04)
Suggests: python3-doc (>= 3.10.6-1~22.04), python3-tk (>= 3.10.6-1~), python3-venv (>= 3.10.6-1~22.04)
Replaces: python3-minimal (<< 3.1.2-2)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-defaults/python3_3.10.6-1~22.04_amd64.deb
Size: 22760
MD5sum: 82afedc1141833c4c3439024bff31b7c
SHA1: 1531a93609fd5f810e85a66b78321a588de6d02b
SHA256: 086d4ac2e20ab05d4328310169ad4f399f859ed03d1bfa346422d99956c9076b
SHA512: 675ae11109235b85f6439eb9da6c83d99effa2fc68c3aa8825408ccfca74f129cf6fb7ff0f907531288765d54005a75caa1538297c83386c9a8293e35bdc59de
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Description: interactive high-level object-oriented language (default python3 version)
Description-md5: edba5c9b1c55944aeb880ba5986382ce
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: python3
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.10.4-0ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: important
Section: python
Source: python3-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 90
Provides: python3-profiler
Pre-Depends: python3-minimal (= 3.10.4-0ubuntu2)
Depends: python3.10 (>= 3.10.4-1~), libpython3-stdlib (= 3.10.4-0ubuntu2)
Suggests: python3-doc (>= 3.10.4-0ubuntu2), python3-tk (>= 3.9.10-2~), python3-venv (>= 3.10.4-0ubuntu2)
Replaces: python3-minimal (<< 3.1.2-2)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-defaults/python3_3.10.4-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 22772
MD5sum: 12c649a50a44dd9816899533fb5f33f0
SHA1: ca99400ee1d6b3609c0c3561d02b20696ec5bf7a
SHA256: 50769946d1849fedae36244684a876e7af890d1c3d5632c916c0fd31f3286dcf
SHA512: 847eb11d279a7dfadf2f65a419afb85782ee349826ad5961880de0f53ede78f3b12fbb51de503eb47d457e9eb9abf8de60cb9565f72ee5e9202eb50f349fad68
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Description: interactive high-level object-oriented language (default python3 version)
Description-md5: edba5c9b1c55944aeb880ba5986382ce
Task: minimal, server-minimal