In this article, we will have explained the necessary steps to install and configure Pip python on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Before continuing with this tutorial, make sure you are logged in as a user with sudo privileges. All the commands in this tutorial should be run as a non-root user.
Pip stands for “Pip Installs Packages”. Pip is a command line based package management system. It is used to install and manage software written in Python language.
Install Pip on Ubuntu 18.04
Step 1. First, before you start installing any package on your Ubuntu server, we always recommend making sure that all system packages are updated.
1 2 | sudoaptupdate sudoaptupgrade |
Step 2. Install PIP on Ubuntu.
- Installing pip for Python 3.
1 2 | sudoaptupdate sudoaptinstallpython3-pip |
Once the installation is complete, verify the installation by checking the pip version:
1 | pip3--version |
- Installing pip for Python 2.
1 2 | sudoaptupdate sudoaptinstallpython-pip |
Verify the installation by printing the pip version number:
1 | pip--version |
Step 3. Basic usage of PIP.
- Basic usage of PIP for python 3
To list all the commands in PIP enter following
1 | pip3--help |
Get information of specific command enter following
1 | pip3install--help |
To search package with PIP enter following
1 | pip3searchPACKAGE_NAME |
Install package with PIP enter following in terminal
1 | pip3installPACKAGE_NAME |
To install package from requirements file
1 | pip3install-rrequirements.txt |
Upgrade package with PIP
1 | pip3install--upgradePACKAGE_NAME |
Uninstall package with PIP
1 | pip3uninstallPACKAGE_NAME |
- Basic usage of PIP for python 2
To list all the commands in PIP enter following
1 | pip--help |
Get information of specific command enter following
1 | pipinstall--help |
To search package with PIP enter following
1 | pipsearchPACKAGE_NAME |
Install package with PIP enter following in terminal
1 | pipinstallPACKAGE_NAME |
To install package from requirements file
1 | pipinstall-rrequirements.txt |
Upgrade package with PIP
1 | pipinstall--upgradePACKAGE_NAME |
Uninstall package with PIP
1 | pipuninstallPACKAGE_NAME |
That’s all you need to do to install Pip python on Ubuntu 18.04. I hope you find this quick tip helpful. If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment below.
