How to Install and Uninstall python3-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "python3-dev" package

Please follow the instructions below to install python3-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall python3-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python3-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: python3-dev
Priority: optional
Section: python
Installed-Size: 17
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Source: python3-defaults
Version: 3.5.1-3
Replaces: python3.1 (<< 3.1.2+20100706-3)
Depends: python3 (= 3.5.1-3), libpython3-dev (= 3.5.1-3), python3.5-dev (>= 3.5.1-2~)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-defaults/python3-dev_3.5.1-3_amd64.deb
Size: 1186
MD5sum: dfddf619a9eebd1ae560db526a9091d2
SHA1: 93abc854e0d65914b7aff6a6c28ae3b0c69409c2
SHA256: 3d0dcc222f1877cda44710ad9eb6bd64f9b208011292ddcaf93b48dc5d22e2ec
Description-en: header files and a static library for Python (default)
Header files, a static library and development tools for building
Python modules, extending the Python interpreter or embedding Python
in applications.
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This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default
Python 3 version (currently v3.5).
Description-md5: 41d753240992d786ec7e430ee55ab7ca
Multi-Arch: allowed
Homepage: http://www.python.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y