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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "python3-minimal" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install python3-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 "python3-minimal" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall python3-minimal on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: python3-minimal
Priority: important
Section: python
Installed-Size: 120
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: amd64
Source: python3-defaults
Version: 3.5.1-3
Replaces: python3 (<< 3.3.2-13~), python3.1 (<< 3.1-2)
Depends: python3.5-minimal (>= 3.5.1-2~), dpkg (>= 1.13.20)
Breaks: idle3 (<< 3.1), python3 (<< 3.3.2-13~), python3-all (<< 3.1), python3-all-dbg (<< 3.1), python3-all-dev (<< 3.1), python3-dbg (<< 3.1), python3-dev (<< 3.1), python3-examples (<< 3.1)
Filename: pool/main/p/python3-defaults/python3-minimal_3.5.1-3_amd64.deb
Size: 23300
MD5sum: fd2ecfa165ce0251acfb4f9c69e5235a
SHA1: bd4bf8e8495a1d876b068096e2e952a96d1a8d8a
SHA256: a6f0eef651128fa2ef12266c2a3b665a770f742aad8f3ac49ebd2ab45d260a55
Description-en: minimal subset of the Python language (default python3 version)
This package contains the interpreter and some essential modules. It's used
in the boot process for some basic tasks.
See /usr/share/doc/python3.5-minimal/README.Debian for a list of the modules
contained in this package.
Description-md5: f17f06e9e02ce802bf363248805d544c
Multi-Arch: allowed
Homepage: http://www.python.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-core, ubuntu-sdk-libs-tools, ubuntu-sdk