How To Install python-pip-whl on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pip-whl on Debian 11.
What is python-pip-whl
python-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.
There are three methods to install python-pip-whl on Debian 11. 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-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 python-pip-whl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pip-whl
Install python-pip-whl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pip-whl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pip-whl
Install python-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pip-whl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pip-whl
How To Uninstall python-pip-whl on Debian 11
To uninstall only the python-pip-whl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pip-whl
Uninstall python-pip-whl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pip-whl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pip-whl
Remove python-pip-whl Configurations and Data
To remove python-pip-whl configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pip-whl
Remove python-pip-whl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pip-whl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pip-whl
Dependencies
python-pip-whl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pip-whl package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
