How to Uninstall Python 3.8 from Ubuntu After Deleting the Folder Python-3.8.0 Using "Rm -Rf"?
I Have a Vm with Ubuntu 16.04.6 Lts. It Has by Default Python 3.5.2 And, I Have Installed Python 3.8 Following the Following Procedure: Wget Tar Xzf...
I have a VM with Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS. It has by default Python 3.5.2
And, I have installed Python 3.8 following the following procedure:
wget
tar xzf Python-3.8.0
cd Python-3.8.0
sudo ./configure --enable-optimizations
sudo make altinstall
As I will install miniconda and I want to avoid any conflicts, I would like to know how to uninstall it.
So far I have tried:
sudo apt-get purge python3.8 AND
sudo apt-get --purge remove python3.8
And finally I have just deleted the folder which contained it, by mistake :(
But I still have it. Check the image.
Is it possible to uninstall it? Will I have any problems in the future?
Thank you
2 Answers
I got python3.8 when I did apt-get update on ubuntu 20.
These two steps removed it for me.
sudo apt-get -y purge python3.8
sudo apt-get -y autoremove
In Dockerfile you have to remove sudo.
apt-get -y purge python3.8
apt-get -y autoremove
I reinstalled the package using the same procedure:
wget
tar xzf Python-3.8.0
cd Python-3.8.0
sudo ./configure --enable-optimizations
sudo make altinstall
And added these lines:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev libgdbm-dev libnss3-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev libffi-dev wget
sudo make altinstall
Then I used METHOD 2 of this webpage:
But I made some modifications.
sudo apt -y install checkinstall
sudo checkinstall
I said "no" to ALL the questions. And then I used this command:
dpkg -r python
FINAL RESULT
I deleted the Python3.8 folder:
sudo rm -rf Python-3.8.0
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