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I upgraded my laptop from Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 18.04 as soon as I got it and I am not using python 2.

Is it safe for me to remove it ?

My terminal is showing the default version as Python 3.7.3.

18.04 python

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  why the need to remove those few Mbs? did you check what software you currently have that is using 2.7? There in lies is your answer ;-) What is you definition of safe? It won't make your laptop explode. That's for sure. It won't make it burn to ashes. It might make it crash but if you are able to restore it (heck even a reinstall) and you have a backup... what do you call "safe"?
  
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  I want to uninstall it because I don't use it. I want to know if it will crash or somehow affect my laptop.
  
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  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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1

I upgraded my laptop from Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 18.04 as soon as I got it and I am not using python 2.

Is it safe for me to remove it ?

My terminal is showing the default version as Python 3.7.3.

18.04 python

share|improve this question

edited 8 hours ago

Jaswitha Reddy

asked 8 hours ago

Jaswitha ReddyJaswitha Reddy

86

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  why the need to remove those few Mbs? did you check what software you currently have that is using 2.7? There in lies is your answer ;-) What is you definition of safe? It won't make your laptop explode. That's for sure. It won't make it burn to ashes. It might make it crash but if you are able to restore it (heck even a reinstall) and you have a backup... what do you call "safe"?
  
  – Rinzwind
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  I want to uninstall it because I don't use it. I want to know if it will crash or somehow affect my laptop.
  
  – Jaswitha Reddy
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I upgraded my laptop from Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 18.04 as soon as I got it and I am not using python 2.

Is it safe for me to remove it ?

My terminal is showing the default version as Python 3.7.3.

18.04 python

share|improve this question

edited 8 hours ago

Jaswitha Reddy

asked 8 hours ago

Jaswitha ReddyJaswitha Reddy

86

share|improve this question

edited 8 hours ago

Jaswitha Reddy

asked 8 hours ago

Jaswitha ReddyJaswitha Reddy

86

share|improve this question

edited 8 hours ago

Jaswitha Reddy

asked 8 hours ago

Jaswitha ReddyJaswitha Reddy

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asked 8 hours ago

Jaswitha ReddyJaswitha Reddy

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Run

apt purge -s python2.7

where -s is a simulation of what would happen.

and see for yourself what else you will lose.

On my system, Kubuntu 18.04, here's what I see:

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
 gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 gir1.2-gtk-vnc-2.0 gir1.2-keybinder-3.0 gir1.2-libosinfo-1.0 gir1.2-libvirt-glib-1.0 gir1.2-spiceclientglib-2.0
 gir1.2-spiceclientgtk-3.0 gir1.2-vte-2.91 libgovirt-common libgovirt2 libgtk-vnc-2.0-0 libgvnc-1.0-0 libkeybinder-3.0-0 libphodav-2.0-0
 libphodav-2.0-common libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 libusbredirhost1 libvirt-glib-1.0-0 spice-client-glib-usb-acl-helper
 syslinux-common virt-viewer xsltproc
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
 boot-repair* boot-sav* boot-sav-extra* glade2script* kubuntu-settings-desktop* python* python-asn1crypto* python-cairo* python-certifi*
 python-cffi-backend* python-chardet* python-cryptography* python-dbus* python-enchant* python-enum34* python-gi* python-gi-cairo*
 python-gobject* python-gobject-2* python-gtk2* python-gtkspellcheck* python-idna* python-ipaddr* python-ipaddress* python-libvirt*
 python-libxml2* python-libxslt1* python-mutagen* python-openssl* python-pkg-resources* python-psutil* python-qt4-dbus* python-requests*
 python-six* python-urllib3* python-xdg* python2.7* ranger* recoll* terminator* trash-cli* virt-manager* virtinst* zim*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 44 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

I won't be removing python2.7.

---

On the other hand, if you want to remove python2.7, it is unlikely to break a vanilla 18.04. You may lose some programs that depend on it. Keep in mind that down the road, if you install something like calibre or gimp or variety or virt-manager, doing so will bring python2.7 back.

share|improve this answer

edited 6 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

DK BoseDK Bose

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  Thank you for the answer. I don't think I will be uninstalling python2.7 anytime soon.
  
  – Jaswitha Reddy
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I am getting a lot of packages related to amd64 when I ran the simulation code you gave. Any idea what that it?
  
  – Jaswitha Reddy
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  If you see :amd64 it refers to the architecture. You probably have a 64-bit OS. uname -a will help.
  
  – DK Bose
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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3

Run

apt purge -s python2.7

where -s is a simulation of what would happen.

and see for yourself what else you will lose.

On my system, Kubuntu 18.04, here's what I see:

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
 gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 gir1.2-gtk-vnc-2.0 gir1.2-keybinder-3.0 gir1.2-libosinfo-1.0 gir1.2-libvirt-glib-1.0 gir1.2-spiceclientglib-2.0
 gir1.2-spiceclientgtk-3.0 gir1.2-vte-2.91 libgovirt-common libgovirt2 libgtk-vnc-2.0-0 libgvnc-1.0-0 libkeybinder-3.0-0 libphodav-2.0-0
 libphodav-2.0-common libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 libusbredirhost1 libvirt-glib-1.0-0 spice-client-glib-usb-acl-helper
 syslinux-common virt-viewer xsltproc
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
 boot-repair* boot-sav* boot-sav-extra* glade2script* kubuntu-settings-desktop* python* python-asn1crypto* python-cairo* python-certifi*
 python-cffi-backend* python-chardet* python-cryptography* python-dbus* python-enchant* python-enum34* python-gi* python-gi-cairo*
 python-gobject* python-gobject-2* python-gtk2* python-gtkspellcheck* python-idna* python-ipaddr* python-ipaddress* python-libvirt*
 python-libxml2* python-libxslt1* python-mutagen* python-openssl* python-pkg-resources* python-psutil* python-qt4-dbus* python-requests*
 python-six* python-urllib3* python-xdg* python2.7* ranger* recoll* terminator* trash-cli* virt-manager* virtinst* zim*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 44 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

I won't be removing python2.7.

---

On the other hand, if you want to remove python2.7, it is unlikely to break a vanilla 18.04. You may lose some programs that depend on it. Keep in mind that down the road, if you install something like calibre or gimp or variety or virt-manager, doing so will bring python2.7 back.

share|improve this answer

edited 6 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

DK BoseDK Bose

16.9k124799

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you for the answer. I don't think I will be uninstalling python2.7 anytime soon.
  
  – Jaswitha Reddy
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I am getting a lot of packages related to amd64 when I ran the simulation code you gave. Any idea what that it?
  
  – Jaswitha Reddy
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  If you see :amd64 it refers to the architecture. You probably have a 64-bit OS. uname -a will help.
  
  – DK Bose
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

3

Run

apt purge -s python2.7

where -s is a simulation of what would happen.

and see for yourself what else you will lose.

On my system, Kubuntu 18.04, here's what I see:

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
 gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 gir1.2-gtk-vnc-2.0 gir1.2-keybinder-3.0 gir1.2-libosinfo-1.0 gir1.2-libvirt-glib-1.0 gir1.2-spiceclientglib-2.0
 gir1.2-spiceclientgtk-3.0 gir1.2-vte-2.91 libgovirt-common libgovirt2 libgtk-vnc-2.0-0 libgvnc-1.0-0 libkeybinder-3.0-0 libphodav-2.0-0
 libphodav-2.0-common libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 libusbredirhost1 libvirt-glib-1.0-0 spice-client-glib-usb-acl-helper
 syslinux-common virt-viewer xsltproc
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
 boot-repair* boot-sav* boot-sav-extra* glade2script* kubuntu-settings-desktop* python* python-asn1crypto* python-cairo* python-certifi*
 python-cffi-backend* python-chardet* python-cryptography* python-dbus* python-enchant* python-enum34* python-gi* python-gi-cairo*
 python-gobject* python-gobject-2* python-gtk2* python-gtkspellcheck* python-idna* python-ipaddr* python-ipaddress* python-libvirt*
 python-libxml2* python-libxslt1* python-mutagen* python-openssl* python-pkg-resources* python-psutil* python-qt4-dbus* python-requests*
 python-six* python-urllib3* python-xdg* python2.7* ranger* recoll* terminator* trash-cli* virt-manager* virtinst* zim*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 44 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

I won't be removing python2.7.

---

On the other hand, if you want to remove python2.7, it is unlikely to break a vanilla 18.04. You may lose some programs that depend on it. Keep in mind that down the road, if you install something like calibre or gimp or variety or virt-manager, doing so will bring python2.7 back.

share|improve this answer

edited 6 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

DK BoseDK Bose

16.9k124799

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you for the answer. I don't think I will be uninstalling python2.7 anytime soon.
  
  – Jaswitha Reddy
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I am getting a lot of packages related to amd64 when I ran the simulation code you gave. Any idea what that it?
  
  – Jaswitha Reddy
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  If you see :amd64 it refers to the architecture. You probably have a 64-bit OS. uname -a will help.
  
  – DK Bose
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Run

apt purge -s python2.7

where -s is a simulation of what would happen.

and see for yourself what else you will lose.

On my system, Kubuntu 18.04, here's what I see:

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
 gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 gir1.2-gtk-vnc-2.0 gir1.2-keybinder-3.0 gir1.2-libosinfo-1.0 gir1.2-libvirt-glib-1.0 gir1.2-spiceclientglib-2.0
 gir1.2-spiceclientgtk-3.0 gir1.2-vte-2.91 libgovirt-common libgovirt2 libgtk-vnc-2.0-0 libgvnc-1.0-0 libkeybinder-3.0-0 libphodav-2.0-0
 libphodav-2.0-common libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 libusbredirhost1 libvirt-glib-1.0-0 spice-client-glib-usb-acl-helper
 syslinux-common virt-viewer xsltproc
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
 boot-repair* boot-sav* boot-sav-extra* glade2script* kubuntu-settings-desktop* python* python-asn1crypto* python-cairo* python-certifi*
 python-cffi-backend* python-chardet* python-cryptography* python-dbus* python-enchant* python-enum34* python-gi* python-gi-cairo*
 python-gobject* python-gobject-2* python-gtk2* python-gtkspellcheck* python-idna* python-ipaddr* python-ipaddress* python-libvirt*
 python-libxml2* python-libxslt1* python-mutagen* python-openssl* python-pkg-resources* python-psutil* python-qt4-dbus* python-requests*
 python-six* python-urllib3* python-xdg* python2.7* ranger* recoll* terminator* trash-cli* virt-manager* virtinst* zim*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 44 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

I won't be removing python2.7.

---

On the other hand, if you want to remove python2.7, it is unlikely to break a vanilla 18.04. You may lose some programs that depend on it. Keep in mind that down the road, if you install something like calibre or gimp or variety or virt-manager, doing so will bring python2.7 back.

share|improve this answer

edited 6 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

DK BoseDK Bose

16.9k124799

apt purge -s python2.7

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
 gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 gir1.2-gtk-vnc-2.0 gir1.2-keybinder-3.0 gir1.2-libosinfo-1.0 gir1.2-libvirt-glib-1.0 gir1.2-spiceclientglib-2.0
 gir1.2-spiceclientgtk-3.0 gir1.2-vte-2.91 libgovirt-common libgovirt2 libgtk-vnc-2.0-0 libgvnc-1.0-0 libkeybinder-3.0-0 libphodav-2.0-0
 libphodav-2.0-common libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 libusbredirhost1 libvirt-glib-1.0-0 spice-client-glib-usb-acl-helper
 syslinux-common virt-viewer xsltproc
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
 boot-repair* boot-sav* boot-sav-extra* glade2script* kubuntu-settings-desktop* python* python-asn1crypto* python-cairo* python-certifi*
 python-cffi-backend* python-chardet* python-cryptography* python-dbus* python-enchant* python-enum34* python-gi* python-gi-cairo*
 python-gobject* python-gobject-2* python-gtk2* python-gtkspellcheck* python-idna* python-ipaddr* python-ipaddress* python-libvirt*
 python-libxml2* python-libxslt1* python-mutagen* python-openssl* python-pkg-resources* python-psutil* python-qt4-dbus* python-requests*
 python-six* python-urllib3* python-xdg* python2.7* ranger* recoll* terminator* trash-cli* virt-manager* virtinst* zim*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 44 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

share|improve this answer

edited 6 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

DK BoseDK Bose

16.9k124799

answered 8 hours ago

DK BoseDK Bose

16.9k124799

answered 8 hours ago

DK BoseDK Bose

16.9k124799