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Quick installation of python:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: python
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install python
Package Details | |
| Package: | python |
| Version: | 2.7.11-2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | http://www.python.org/ |
| Description: | interactive high-level object-oriented language (default version) Python, the high-level, interactive object oriented language, includes an extensive class library with lots of goodies for network programming, system administration, sounds and graphics. . This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian's default Python version (currently v2.7). |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 17.04 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | python |
How to install python on Ubuntu 17.04?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 17.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If python is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L python' will give followin error.
Installing python:
After system update use the following command to install python:
sudo apt-get install python
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 17.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove python from Ubuntu 17.04?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the python from Ubuntu 17.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the python following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove python
Following command is used to remove the python package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove python
This will remove python and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing python with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge python
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove python
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with python package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
