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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "python3-distutils" package

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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall python3-distutils on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python3-distutils
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3-distutils package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: python3-distutils
Architecture: all
Version: 3.11.5-1
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: 639
Provides: python3.11-distutils, python3.12-distutils
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.11.2-0~), python3:any (<< 3.13), python3-lib2to3 (= 3.11.5-1)
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_3.11.5-1_all.deb
Size: 130542
MD5sum: 279b93f9f140b9130cab5e4d2428c394
SHA1: 9a05ae9e1b8330bcde177c3b82aff01680f2739b
SHA256: 13c8f43d131e40f12e185afddbf5e55d6de7031948a421590e9844f646e80bdf
SHA512: d44c42c98fa4976826dd14d3058c30d856bb37e338e40b53c78bedc8ae9db8bbc90684ba1742f099a7e2038793ac857d3bf793dd0708016793aeae8862fa4de7
Description: distutils package for Python 3.x
Description-md5: 5c4d15af3278d80c67612e780bc236c4
Task: lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-unity-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome