How to remove Python 2 in 16.04?

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Ubuntu has dropped Python 2 in 16.04. It is still installed after an upgrade, though (it was not part of the "obsolete packages").

Is there a clean way to remove Python 2 and all its dependencies in a clean way (to completely get rid of it)?

Is an apt purge the way to go?

root@ubuntu ~# apt purge python2.7

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:

  libnss-ldap

Use 'apt autoremove' to remove it.

The following packages will be REMOVED:

  auth-client-config* ldap-auth-client* ldap-auth-config* libpam-ldap* libsmbclient* ndiff* python* python-bs4* python-chardet* python-crypto* python-dnspython*

  python-html5lib* python-ldb* python-lxml* python-ntdb* python-pkg-resources* python-samba* python-setuptools* python-six* python-talloc* python-tdb* python2.7* samba*

  samba-common-bin* samba-dsdb-modules* samba-libs* samba-vfs-modules* smbclient* winbind*

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 29 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

After this operation, 58.4 MB disk space will be freed.

edited Apr 23 '16 at 9:43

asked Apr 23 '16 at 9:34

WoJ

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What exactly do you mean by "clean way"? Python2 is only installed if some of the packages need it. Removing it might break the system.
– mikewhatever
Apr 23 '16 at 9:36

@mikewhatever: I did an upgrade from 15.10 where Python 2 was needed by the system. Since 16.04 does not ship it at all it means it is not needed anymore. So removing Python 2 should not break the system - which is what I fear the most. As for extra software - it does not matter if they break (I will remove them as well in that case)
– WoJ
Apr 23 '16 at 9:39

Well, good luck then. :~)
– mikewhatever
Apr 23 '16 at 9:46

3

However, many apps still need it. Maybe the update installed something requiring python2? I'd say don't remove it.
– UniversallyUniqueID
Apr 23 '16 at 9:58

@BharadwajRaju: wouldn't apt purge show me the dependencies? - and allow me to make up my mind (in my case samba would be a problematic package to remove for instance)
– WoJ
Apr 23 '16 at 10:00

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up vote
8
down vote

favorite

Ubuntu has dropped Python 2 in 16.04. It is still installed after an upgrade, though (it was not part of the "obsolete packages").

Is there a clean way to remove Python 2 and all its dependencies in a clean way (to completely get rid of it)?

Is an apt purge the way to go?

root@ubuntu ~# apt purge python2.7

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:

  libnss-ldap

Use 'apt autoremove' to remove it.

The following packages will be REMOVED:

  auth-client-config* ldap-auth-client* ldap-auth-config* libpam-ldap* libsmbclient* ndiff* python* python-bs4* python-chardet* python-crypto* python-dnspython*

  python-html5lib* python-ldb* python-lxml* python-ntdb* python-pkg-resources* python-samba* python-setuptools* python-six* python-talloc* python-tdb* python2.7* samba*

  samba-common-bin* samba-dsdb-modules* samba-libs* samba-vfs-modules* smbclient* winbind*

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 29 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

After this operation, 58.4 MB disk space will be freed.

edited Apr 23 '16 at 9:43

asked Apr 23 '16 at 9:34

WoJ

4732924

2

What exactly do you mean by "clean way"? Python2 is only installed if some of the packages need it. Removing it might break the system.
– mikewhatever
Apr 23 '16 at 9:36

@mikewhatever: I did an upgrade from 15.10 where Python 2 was needed by the system. Since 16.04 does not ship it at all it means it is not needed anymore. So removing Python 2 should not break the system - which is what I fear the most. As for extra software - it does not matter if they break (I will remove them as well in that case)
– WoJ
Apr 23 '16 at 9:39

Well, good luck then. :~)
– mikewhatever
Apr 23 '16 at 9:46

3

However, many apps still need it. Maybe the update installed something requiring python2? I'd say don't remove it.
– UniversallyUniqueID
Apr 23 '16 at 9:58

@BharadwajRaju: wouldn't apt purge show me the dependencies? - and allow me to make up my mind (in my case samba would be a problematic package to remove for instance)
– WoJ
Apr 23 '16 at 10:00

|
show 1 more comment

up vote
8
down vote

favorite

Ubuntu has dropped Python 2 in 16.04. It is still installed after an upgrade, though (it was not part of the "obsolete packages").

Is there a clean way to remove Python 2 and all its dependencies in a clean way (to completely get rid of it)?

Is an apt purge the way to go?

root@ubuntu ~# apt purge python2.7

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:

  libnss-ldap

Use 'apt autoremove' to remove it.

The following packages will be REMOVED:

  auth-client-config* ldap-auth-client* ldap-auth-config* libpam-ldap* libsmbclient* ndiff* python* python-bs4* python-chardet* python-crypto* python-dnspython*

  python-html5lib* python-ldb* python-lxml* python-ntdb* python-pkg-resources* python-samba* python-setuptools* python-six* python-talloc* python-tdb* python2.7* samba*

  samba-common-bin* samba-dsdb-modules* samba-libs* samba-vfs-modules* smbclient* winbind*

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 29 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

After this operation, 58.4 MB disk space will be freed.

edited Apr 23 '16 at 9:43

asked Apr 23 '16 at 9:34

WoJ

4732924

Ubuntu has dropped Python 2 in 16.04. It is still installed after an upgrade, though (it was not part of the "obsolete packages").

Is there a clean way to remove Python 2 and all its dependencies in a clean way (to completely get rid of it)?

Is an apt purge the way to go?

root@ubuntu ~# apt purge python2.7

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:

  libnss-ldap

Use 'apt autoremove' to remove it.

The following packages will be REMOVED:

  auth-client-config* ldap-auth-client* ldap-auth-config* libpam-ldap* libsmbclient* ndiff* python* python-bs4* python-chardet* python-crypto* python-dnspython*

  python-html5lib* python-ldb* python-lxml* python-ntdb* python-pkg-resources* python-samba* python-setuptools* python-six* python-talloc* python-tdb* python2.7* samba*

  samba-common-bin* samba-dsdb-modules* samba-libs* samba-vfs-modules* smbclient* winbind*

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 29 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

After this operation, 58.4 MB disk space will be freed.

package-management python uninstall 16.04

edited Apr 23 '16 at 9:43

asked Apr 23 '16 at 9:34

WoJ

4732924

edited Apr 23 '16 at 9:43

asked Apr 23 '16 at 9:34

WoJ

4732924

edited Apr 23 '16 at 9:43

asked Apr 23 '16 at 9:34

WoJ

4732924

asked Apr 23 '16 at 9:34

WoJ

4732924

asked Apr 23 '16 at 9:34

WoJ

4732924

2

What exactly do you mean by "clean way"? Python2 is only installed if some of the packages need it. Removing it might break the system.
– mikewhatever
Apr 23 '16 at 9:36

@mikewhatever: I did an upgrade from 15.10 where Python 2 was needed by the system. Since 16.04 does not ship it at all it means it is not needed anymore. So removing Python 2 should not break the system - which is what I fear the most. As for extra software - it does not matter if they break (I will remove them as well in that case)
– WoJ
Apr 23 '16 at 9:39

Well, good luck then. :~)
– mikewhatever
Apr 23 '16 at 9:46

3

However, many apps still need it. Maybe the update installed something requiring python2? I'd say don't remove it.
– UniversallyUniqueID
Apr 23 '16 at 9:58

@BharadwajRaju: wouldn't apt purge show me the dependencies? - and allow me to make up my mind (in my case samba would be a problematic package to remove for instance)
– WoJ
Apr 23 '16 at 10:00

|
show 1 more comment

2

What exactly do you mean by "clean way"? Python2 is only installed if some of the packages need it. Removing it might break the system.
– mikewhatever
Apr 23 '16 at 9:36

@mikewhatever: I did an upgrade from 15.10 where Python 2 was needed by the system. Since 16.04 does not ship it at all it means it is not needed anymore. So removing Python 2 should not break the system - which is what I fear the most. As for extra software - it does not matter if they break (I will remove them as well in that case)
– WoJ
Apr 23 '16 at 9:39

Well, good luck then. :~)
– mikewhatever
Apr 23 '16 at 9:46

3

However, many apps still need it. Maybe the update installed something requiring python2? I'd say don't remove it.
– UniversallyUniqueID
Apr 23 '16 at 9:58

@BharadwajRaju: wouldn't apt purge show me the dependencies? - and allow me to make up my mind (in my case samba would be a problematic package to remove for instance)
– WoJ
Apr 23 '16 at 10:00

What exactly do you mean by "clean way"? Python2 is only installed if some of the packages need it. Removing it might break the system.
– mikewhatever
Apr 23 '16 at 9:36

@mikewhatever: I did an upgrade from 15.10 where Python 2 was needed by the system. Since 16.04 does not ship it at all it means it is not needed anymore. So removing Python 2 should not break the system - which is what I fear the most. As for extra software - it does not matter if they break (I will remove them as well in that case)
– WoJ
Apr 23 '16 at 9:39

Well, good luck then. :~)
– mikewhatever
Apr 23 '16 at 9:46

However, many apps still need it. Maybe the update installed something requiring python2? I'd say don't remove it.
– UniversallyUniqueID
Apr 23 '16 at 9:58

@BharadwajRaju: wouldn't apt purge show me the dependencies? - and allow me to make up my mind (in my case samba would be a problematic package to remove for instance)
– WoJ
Apr 23 '16 at 10:00

|
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As there are still a lot of packages that depend on Python2 (like Samba and VirtualBox) you should have a close look at the packages that apt wants to remove before you let it proceed.

Use

sudo apt purge python2.7-minimal

to completely remove Python2 and everything that depends on it.

edited Aug 23 at 16:51

Community♦

answered Apr 23 '16 at 10:16

Florian Diesch

64k16160177

I just did it, and many things got uninstalled. So far the only I'm missing is "duplicity", so my deja-dup backup copies are now broken because deja-dup relies on duplicity. It seems there's still not a duplicity version that supports python 3, and they keep doing changes with python 2.7, so it's unlikely it's going to be one anywhere in the near future. It's somehow a shame because deja-dup is the default backup system in Ubuntu.
– Fran Marzoa
May 13 '17 at 14:35

JFTR, the pulseaudio-equalizer also seem to depend on Python2 still...
– Fran Marzoa
May 14 '17 at 10:09

Calibre ebook application also depends on python 2.7
– Fran Marzoa
May 16 '17 at 7:42

The Gimp also depends on python 2.7
– Fran Marzoa
May 21 '17 at 21:30

2

I read the comment too late....
– fabio.sang
Apr 25 at 20:35

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up vote
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As there are still a lot of packages that depend on Python2 (like Samba and VirtualBox) you should have a close look at the packages that apt wants to remove before you let it proceed.

Use

sudo apt purge python2.7-minimal

to completely remove Python2 and everything that depends on it.

edited Aug 23 at 16:51

Community♦

answered Apr 23 '16 at 10:16

Florian Diesch

64k16160177

I just did it, and many things got uninstalled. So far the only I'm missing is "duplicity", so my deja-dup backup copies are now broken because deja-dup relies on duplicity. It seems there's still not a duplicity version that supports python 3, and they keep doing changes with python 2.7, so it's unlikely it's going to be one anywhere in the near future. It's somehow a shame because deja-dup is the default backup system in Ubuntu.
– Fran Marzoa
May 13 '17 at 14:35

JFTR, the pulseaudio-equalizer also seem to depend on Python2 still...
– Fran Marzoa
May 14 '17 at 10:09

Calibre ebook application also depends on python 2.7
– Fran Marzoa
May 16 '17 at 7:42

The Gimp also depends on python 2.7
– Fran Marzoa
May 21 '17 at 21:30

2

I read the comment too late....
– fabio.sang
Apr 25 at 20:35

|
show 2 more comments

up vote
15
down vote

accepted

As there are still a lot of packages that depend on Python2 (like Samba and VirtualBox) you should have a close look at the packages that apt wants to remove before you let it proceed.

Use

sudo apt purge python2.7-minimal

to completely remove Python2 and everything that depends on it.

edited Aug 23 at 16:51

Community♦

answered Apr 23 '16 at 10:16

Florian Diesch

64k16160177

I just did it, and many things got uninstalled. So far the only I'm missing is "duplicity", so my deja-dup backup copies are now broken because deja-dup relies on duplicity. It seems there's still not a duplicity version that supports python 3, and they keep doing changes with python 2.7, so it's unlikely it's going to be one anywhere in the near future. It's somehow a shame because deja-dup is the default backup system in Ubuntu.
– Fran Marzoa
May 13 '17 at 14:35

JFTR, the pulseaudio-equalizer also seem to depend on Python2 still...
– Fran Marzoa
May 14 '17 at 10:09

Calibre ebook application also depends on python 2.7
– Fran Marzoa
May 16 '17 at 7:42

The Gimp also depends on python 2.7
– Fran Marzoa
May 21 '17 at 21:30

2

I read the comment too late....
– fabio.sang
Apr 25 at 20:35

|
show 2 more comments

up vote
15
down vote

accepted

As there are still a lot of packages that depend on Python2 (like Samba and VirtualBox) you should have a close look at the packages that apt wants to remove before you let it proceed.

Use

sudo apt purge python2.7-minimal

to completely remove Python2 and everything that depends on it.

edited Aug 23 at 16:51

Community♦

answered Apr 23 '16 at 10:16

Florian Diesch

64k16160177

As there are still a lot of packages that depend on Python2 (like Samba and VirtualBox) you should have a close look at the packages that apt wants to remove before you let it proceed.

Use

sudo apt purge python2.7-minimal

to completely remove Python2 and everything that depends on it.

edited Aug 23 at 16:51

Community♦

answered Apr 23 '16 at 10:16

Florian Diesch

64k16160177

edited Aug 23 at 16:51

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edited Aug 23 at 16:51

Community♦

edited Aug 23 at 16:51

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answered Apr 23 '16 at 10:16

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64k16160177

answered Apr 23 '16 at 10:16

Florian Diesch

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answered Apr 23 '16 at 10:16

Florian Diesch

64k16160177

I just did it, and many things got uninstalled. So far the only I'm missing is "duplicity", so my deja-dup backup copies are now broken because deja-dup relies on duplicity. It seems there's still not a duplicity version that supports python 3, and they keep doing changes with python 2.7, so it's unlikely it's going to be one anywhere in the near future. It's somehow a shame because deja-dup is the default backup system in Ubuntu.
– Fran Marzoa
May 13 '17 at 14:35

JFTR, the pulseaudio-equalizer also seem to depend on Python2 still...
– Fran Marzoa
May 14 '17 at 10:09

Calibre ebook application also depends on python 2.7
– Fran Marzoa
May 16 '17 at 7:42

The Gimp also depends on python 2.7
– Fran Marzoa
May 21 '17 at 21:30

2

I read the comment too late....
– fabio.sang
Apr 25 at 20:35

|
show 2 more comments

I just did it, and many things got uninstalled. So far the only I'm missing is "duplicity", so my deja-dup backup copies are now broken because deja-dup relies on duplicity. It seems there's still not a duplicity version that supports python 3, and they keep doing changes with python 2.7, so it's unlikely it's going to be one anywhere in the near future. It's somehow a shame because deja-dup is the default backup system in Ubuntu.
– Fran Marzoa
May 13 '17 at 14:35

JFTR, the pulseaudio-equalizer also seem to depend on Python2 still...
– Fran Marzoa
May 14 '17 at 10:09

Calibre ebook application also depends on python 2.7
– Fran Marzoa
May 16 '17 at 7:42

The Gimp also depends on python 2.7
– Fran Marzoa
May 21 '17 at 21:30

2

I read the comment too late....
– fabio.sang
Apr 25 at 20:35

I just did it, and many things got uninstalled. So far the only I'm missing is "duplicity", so my deja-dup backup copies are now broken because deja-dup relies on duplicity. It seems there's still not a duplicity version that supports python 3, and they keep doing changes with python 2.7, so it's unlikely it's going to be one anywhere in the near future. It's somehow a shame because deja-dup is the default backup system in Ubuntu.
– Fran Marzoa
May 13 '17 at 14:35

JFTR, the pulseaudio-equalizer also seem to depend on Python2 still...
– Fran Marzoa
May 14 '17 at 10:09

Calibre ebook application also depends on python 2.7
– Fran Marzoa
May 16 '17 at 7:42

The Gimp also depends on python 2.7
– Fran Marzoa
May 21 '17 at 21:30

I read the comment too late....
– fabio.sang
Apr 25 at 20:35

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