How To Install python3-pip on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pip on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-pip
python3-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.
This is the Python 3 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python3-pip on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-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 python3-pip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pip
Install python3-pip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pip
Install python3-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pip
How To Uninstall python3-pip on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-pip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pip
Uninstall python3-pip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pip
Remove python3-pip Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pip configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pip
Remove python3-pip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pip
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pip package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
