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How To Change Default Python On A Linux Machine
Jan. 3, 2024, 10:57 p.m. | Furkan Gözükara
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Let's say you have installed Python into the following folder
/home/ubuntu/Python-3.10.13
To set it default python version open a terminal
Execute the following commands
echo 'export PATH="/home/ubuntu/Python-3.10.13:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
Then with the following command you should see 3.10.13 as default
python --version
This above will make it only temporarily for that terminal session
Execute below ones for permanent on all terminals
echo 'export PATH=/home/ubuntu/Python-3.10.13:$PATH' >> ~/.bash_profile
echo 'export PATH=/home/ubuntu/Python-3.10.13:$PATH' >> ~/.profile
echo 'export PATH=/home/ubuntu/Python-3.10.13:$PATH' | sudo tee -a …
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