How to Install and Uninstall libpython-all-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "libpython-all-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libpython-all-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libpython-all-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpython-all-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libpython-all-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpython-all-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpython-all-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libpython-all-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7.12-1~16.04
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: python
Source: python-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6
Depends: libpython-dev (= 2.7.12-1~16.04), libpython2.7-dev
Filename: pool/main/p/python-defaults/libpython-all-dev_2.7.12-1~16.04_amd64.deb
Size: 1006
MD5sum: 17d479e369056e9b9a8b518260b5fd4c
SHA1: aa67454f5d9f0714d56311bef4e0f1c993f1e60b
SHA256: fe79a01d296b082e3e1ec1a8753fa8683c8ba1d1ddf0e0472d43776469450150
SHA512: 44f903cd1555fb16651c282fad056d2ffee19395b54061a3e885c8837c793731e686147658b6cadcccb36ecd1bde87f32a3c0f713ad4aa765e3463e3bfd3b42a
Homepage: http://www.python.org/
Description-en: package depending on all supported Python development packages
The package currently depends on libpython2.7-dev, in the
future, dependencies on jython (Python for a JVM) and ironpython (Python
for Mono) may be added.
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This package is a dependency package used as a build dependency for other
packages to avoid hardcoded dependencies on specific Python development
packages.
Description-md5: 6bbe7c786e1d06c174e1fc08977371a1
Supported: 5y

Package: libpython-all-dev
Priority: optional
Section: python
Installed-Size: 6
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Source: python-defaults
Version: 2.7.11-1
Depends: libpython-dev (= 2.7.11-1), libpython2.7-dev
Filename: pool/main/p/python-defaults/libpython-all-dev_2.7.11-1_amd64.deb
Size: 992
MD5sum: 5b8013073862e493f5c4f35e4fc12d62
SHA1: 182e4ccd7793eeed3e72467d165d4e5a8d0bad06
SHA256: 005a7100e46bc47b935ab337020bd30defb265df35d504e5ec76dafc7b1318c3
Description-en: package depending on all supported Python development packages
The package currently depends on libpython2.7-dev, in the
future, dependencies on jython (Python for a JVM) and ironpython (Python
for Mono) may be added.
.
This package is a dependency package used as a build dependency for other
packages to avoid hardcoded dependencies on specific Python development
packages.
Description-md5: 6bbe7c786e1d06c174e1fc08977371a1
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.python.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y