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

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "python3-setuptools" package

Learn how to install python3-setuptools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python3-setuptools" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall python3-setuptools 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 python3-setuptools package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: python3-setuptools
Priority: optional
Section: python
Installed-Size: 429
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose
Architecture: all
Source: python-setuptools
Version: 20.7.0-1
Depends: python3-pkg-resources (= 20.7.0-1), python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
Suggests: python-setuptools-doc
Filename: pool/main/p/python-setuptools/python3-setuptools_20.7.0-1_all.deb
Size: 88020
MD5sum: 314b77605d21266f1ee14676efae94ec
SHA1: 9c4c5698d1bad3543c26bf3585704055f5d56ba0
SHA256: 292596816a4efeb7ba6ff386bd312dcbcfa0a4de0a1bc3c172f82a3da75570e3
Description-en: Python3 Distutils Enhancements
Extensions to the python-distutils for large or complex distributions.
Description-md5: 1ec9057b4c43c99ba7a78729ff0f8f1c
Homepage: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y