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

Last updated: May 15,2024

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

Please follow the instructions below to install python3-distutils 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-distutils" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall python3-distutils on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3-distutils package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: python3-distutils
Architecture: all
Version: 3.10.8-1~22.04
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: python
Source: python3-stdlib-extensions
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 757
Provides: python3.10-distutils, python3.11-distutils
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.10.5-0~), python3:any (<< 3.12), python3-lib2to3 (= 3.10.8-1~22.04)
Breaks: libpython3.10-stdlib (<< 3.10.0~b1), libpython3.6-stdlib (<< 3.6.5~rc1-3), libpython3.7-stdlib (<< 3.7.0~b2-2), libpython3.8-stdlib (<< 3.8.0~b2-5)
Replaces: libpython3.6-stdlib (<< 3.6.4~rc1-2), libpython3.7-stdlib (<< 3.7.0~a3-2)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-stdlib-extensions/python3-distutils_3.10.8-1~22.04_all.deb
Size: 138862
MD5sum: 4ebfd8463dd0ff944abe9f2b1abf9985
SHA1: a6ae69ca8fa785f71828c3be8fb00ec845058690
SHA256: b2bada10bef81fa7dc4bde61a1a462f37ca5027805e7c96e58685e9034c6094f
SHA512: c63d30ba1dc0fe5f6cbdc7a14806481fffb100b55c2ba716e8bf8953ecb1f0a2cb2f3fb933683624f0b53ad387b3440905c697fb268290726871a8f1115d6949
Description: distutils package for Python 3.x
Description-md5: 5c4d15af3278d80c67612e780bc236c4
Task: server-minimal, cloud-image, ubuntustudio-photography, ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntustudio-publishing

Package: python3-distutils
Architecture: all
Version: 3.10.4-0ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: python
Source: python3-stdlib-extensions
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 675
Provides: python3.10-distutils
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.10.1-0~), python3:any (<< 3.11), python3-lib2to3 (= 3.10.4-0ubuntu1)
Breaks: libpython3.10-stdlib (<< 3.10.0~b1), libpython3.6-stdlib (<< 3.6.5~rc1-3), libpython3.7-stdlib (<< 3.7.0~b2-2), libpython3.8-stdlib (<< 3.8.0~b2-5)
Replaces: libpython3.6-stdlib (<< 3.6.4~rc1-2), libpython3.7-stdlib (<< 3.7.0~a3-2)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-stdlib-extensions/python3-distutils_3.10.4-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 137710
MD5sum: 48bf4e87695106a42dea346c8cca2d20
SHA1: f0d3d1ccf10912e98f70fe4c0947bdeb827571c6
SHA256: 5564aab3ba550e0daf7bb4d045e8bd7c7de6ed82eb6bc529e5dbc6e19fa7ebac
SHA512: 1c6a0d259202c569ff03b375b9611205db77f89e7962349a9bded7e4566b30224cc13a2978211c93cb1e8ffa898df6b2f8ecf808d139d2feb0f3f8bdf040fc58
Description: distutils package for Python 3.x
Description-md5: 5c4d15af3278d80c67612e780bc236c4
Task: server-minimal, cloud-image, ubuntustudio-photography, ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntustudio-publishing