How To Install python2-pip-whl on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pip-whl on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is python2-pip-whl
python2-pip-whl 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.
This is the support package for the PEP 427 wheel version of the package, required for using pip inside a virtual environment.
This is the Python 2.7 version of the package, the last version of pip supporting Python 2.7.
There are three methods to install python2-pip-whl on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python2-pip-whl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python2-pip-whl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python2-pip-whl
Install python2-pip-whl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python2-pip-whl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python2-pip-whl
Install python2-pip-whl 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python2-pip-whl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python2-pip-whl
How To Uninstall python2-pip-whl on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the python2-pip-whl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python2-pip-whl
Uninstall python2-pip-whl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python2-pip-whl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python2-pip-whl
Remove python2-pip-whl Configurations and Data
To remove python2-pip-whl configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python2-pip-whl
Remove python2-pip-whl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python2-pip-whl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python2-pip-whl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-pip-whl package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
