How To Install libpython2.7 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython2.7 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libpython2.7
libpython2.7 is:
Python is a high-level, interactive, object-oriented language. Its 2.7 version includes an extensive class library with lots of goodies for network programming, system administration, sounds and graphics.
This package contains the shared runtime library, normally not needed for programs using the statically linked interpreter. Task: ubuntustudio-publishing
Package: libpython2.7 Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.7.18~rc1-2 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: universe/libs Source: python2.7 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 3413 Depends: libpython2.7-stdlib (= 2.7.18~rc1-2), libc6 (>= 2.29), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0) Replaces: python2.7 (« 2.6) Filename: pool/universe/p/python2.7/libpython2.7_2.7.18~rc1-2_amd64.deb Size: 1035520 MD5sum: 8041e6180fed4ad9e6daa5a9f00b582e SHA1: aa6b998fa2cedf05313e4eb8c52b16c9706005a6 SHA256: 77d67e841b4812bdc32274219cc86c316d357c00e8589d54be9987cb060db832 Description-en: Shared Python runtime library (version 2.7) Python is a high-level, interactive, object-oriented language. Its 2.7 version includes an extensive class library with lots of goodies for network programming, system administration, sounds and graphics.
This package contains the shared runtime library, normally not needed for programs using the statically linked interpreter. Task: ubuntustudio-publishing
There are three methods to install libpython2.7 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpython2.7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpython2.7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpython2.7
Install libpython2.7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpython2.7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpython2.7
Install libpython2.7 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libpython2.7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpython2.7
How To Uninstall libpython2.7 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libpython2.7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpython2.7
Uninstall libpython2.7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpython2.7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpython2.7
Remove libpython2.7 Configurations and Data
To remove libpython2.7 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpython2.7
Remove libpython2.7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpython2.7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpython2.7
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython2.7 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.