layout: post title: “Uninstall Python - Linux” date: 2022-10-03 09:29:20 +0700 categories: post —

Check what python verssion you have

cd /usr/bin
ls -l python*

Uninstall

To uninstall just pythonx.x package itself from Ubuntu execute on terminal:

sudo apt-get remove pythonx.x

where you need to replace x.x with the version you want to remove (e.g. 3.8).

Dependent Packages

To uninstall the pythonx.x package and any other dependant package which are no longer needed on Ubuntu.

sudo apt-get autoremove pythonX.X

Purging

If you also want to delete configuration and/or data files of pythonX.X from Ubuntu then this will work:

sudo apt-get purge pythonX.X

All together

To delete configuration and/or data files of pythonX.X and it’s dependencies from Ubuntu then execute:

sudo apt-get autoremove --purge pythonX.X