How To Install python-dev-is-python3 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dev-is-python3 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-dev-is-python3
python-dev-is-python3 is:
In Ubuntu, all python packages use explicit python3 or python2 interpreter and do not use unversioned /usr/bin/python-config at all. Some third-party code is now predominantly python3 based, yet may use /usr/bin/python-config.
This is a convenience package which ships a symlink to point /usr/bin/python-config script at the current default python3. It may improve compatibility with other modern systems, whilst breaking some obsolete or 3rd-party software.
No packages may declare dependencies on this package. Cnf-Ignore-Commands: python-config
There are three methods to install python-dev-is-python3 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 python-dev-is-python3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-dev-is-python3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-dev-is-python3
Install python-dev-is-python3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-dev-is-python3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-dev-is-python3
Install python-dev-is-python3 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 python-dev-is-python3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-dev-is-python3
How To Uninstall python-dev-is-python3 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-dev-is-python3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-dev-is-python3
Uninstall python-dev-is-python3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-dev-is-python3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dev-is-python3
Remove python-dev-is-python3 Configurations and Data
To remove python-dev-is-python3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-dev-is-python3
Remove python-dev-is-python3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-dev-is-python3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-dev-is-python3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dev-is-python3 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.