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

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "python3-wheel" package

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


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall python3-wheel on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: python3-wheel
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 206
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Barry Warsaw
Architecture: all
Source: wheel
Version: 0.29.0-1
Depends: python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~)
Suggests: python3-setuptools
Filename: pool/universe/w/wheel/python3-wheel_0.29.0-1_all.deb
Size: 48118
MD5sum: d145527ca2607f4d76b9055808a1e1b8
SHA1: b42f46d43ca724aa5618134fa07a1465fbfbebc2
SHA256: bbdf824470b5a82764be9e590c1213122da3e46200d04639b97dddb6350a8a69
Description-en: built-package format for Python
A wheel is a ZIP-format archive with a specially formatted filename and the
`.whl` extension. It is designed to contain all the files for a PEP 376
compatible install in a way that is very close to the on-disk format.
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The wheel project provides a `bdist_wheel` command for setuptools. Wheel
files can be installed with `pip`.
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This is the Python 3 compatible package.
Description-md5: f239d28b37bcadf8b6416e23a48ae50d
Homepage: https://bitbucket.org/pypa/wheel
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu