How to Install and Uninstall python3-dev Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "python3-dev" package

Learn how to install python3-dev on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python3-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall python3-dev on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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-dev package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: python3-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.11.4-5
Built-Using: sphinx (= 5.3.0-4)
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: python
Source: python3-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 155
Depends: python3 (= 3.11.4-5), libpython3-dev (= 3.11.4-5), python3.11-dev (>= 3.11.4-1~), python3-distutils (>= 3.11.4-1~), libjs-sphinxdoc (>= 5.2)
Breaks: python3 (<< 3.9.2-1~)
Replaces: python3 (<< 3.9.2-1~), python3.1 (<< 3.1.2+20100706-3)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-defaults/python3-dev_3.11.4-5_amd64.deb
Size: 26812
MD5sum: 90199f8343f6162164e6aafa813253d1
SHA1: 5176ca57f39aeddaae4613355840c6b462ac2771
SHA256: cc0995ff0b1a4c597b18a09a084a7534381980dafe18e9751f04d6c13509f109
SHA512: dbc51c11eb21deacc35c4d3671b6ea4ec721579d6b077502a970d46759aba86233fd30e71f7aed75f3236996743313b36685da4ef17d8861d798901043cb8302
Homepage: https://www.python.org/
Description: header files and a static library for Python (default)
Description-md5: 04db601abc7d2215dadcb1e181ac6256
Task: ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntustudio-publishing, edubuntu-desktop-gnome