How To Install python-pip on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pip on Debian 10.
What is python-pip
python-pip is:
pip is the Python package installer. It integrates with virtualenv, doesn’t do partial installs, can save package state for replaying, can install from non-egg sources, and can install from version control repositories.
There are three methods to install python-pip on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-pip Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pip
Install python-pip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pip
Install python-pip Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pip
How To Uninstall python-pip on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-pip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pip
Uninstall python-pip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pip
Remove python-pip Configurations and Data
To remove python-pip configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pip
Remove python-pip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pip
Dependencies
python-pip have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pip package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
