How to Install and Uninstall python2.7-minimal Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "python2.7-minimal" package

Please follow the steps below to install python2.7-minimal on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python2.7-minimal" package

Learn how to uninstall python2.7-minimal on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 python2.7-minimal package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: python2.7-minimal
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18
Multi-Arch: allowed
Priority: optional
Section: python
Source: python2.7
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3533
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Depends: libpython2.7-minimal (= 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Recommends: python2.7
Suggests: binfmt-support
Conflicts: binfmt-support (<< 1.1.2)
Replaces: python2.7 (<< 2.7.8-7~)
Filename: pool/main/p/python2.7/python2.7-minimal_2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18_amd64.deb
Size: 1260204
MD5sum: 09e85855a53925f8f201334805018bc2
SHA1: 56ed8e975366bee073f7c71f9a056dd319fd1d5b
SHA256: e7d23190dcf4953cc2de772ba860ec867ae70655cb08c542eec562e9865eb9f1
SHA512: ad6d81fe9f3c03f05574c2279f0b170d9bb16b46f0c0c0f69ca4d1fcf41e96a6fff25490876d5fc2cad51bbbcf136f0af257651d2966311454cb973fa717d963
Description-en: Minimal subset of the Python language (version 2.7)
This package contains the interpreter and some essential modules. It can
be used in the boot process for some basic tasks.
See /usr/share/doc/python2.7-minimal/README.Debian for a list of the modules
contained in this package.
Description-md5: 4e3d580f5374e0e392e97c8e6fedf594
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, dns-server, samba-server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntustudio-fonts, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk-libs-dev, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: python2.7-minimal
Priority: optional
Section: python
Installed-Size: 3561
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Source: python2.7
Version: 2.7.11-7ubuntu1
Replaces: python2.7 (<< 2.7.8-7~)
Depends: libpython2.7-minimal (= 2.7.11-7ubuntu1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0)
Pre-Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Recommends: python2.7
Suggests: binfmt-support
Conflicts: binfmt-support (<< 1.1.2)
Filename: pool/main/p/python2.7/python2.7-minimal_2.7.11-7ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 1288244
MD5sum: 135632edd3ed12180db4a99b4e6fbf6c
SHA1: 8f35ff4d974652521c018a786c337f13bcb104b1
SHA256: 5f123ab92e09ec19f28d7271b522834013bdfcfaf1eeff282d831a858c547c11
Description-en: Minimal subset of the Python language (version 2.7)
This package contains the interpreter and some essential modules. It can
be used in the boot process for some basic tasks.
See /usr/share/doc/python2.7-minimal/README.Debian for a list of the modules
contained in this package.
Description-md5: 4e3d580f5374e0e392e97c8e6fedf594
Multi-Arch: allowed
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, dns-server, samba-server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntustudio-fonts, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk-libs-dev, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop