How To Install pipsi on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pipsi on Ubuntu 22.04. pipsi is pip script installer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pipsi on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is pipsi

pipsi is:

pipsi is a wrapper around virtualenv and pip which installs scripts provided by python packages into separate virtualenvs to shield them from your system and each other.

In other words: you can use pipsi to install things like pygmentize without making your system painful.

There are three methods to install pipsi 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 pipsi Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pipsi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pipsi

Install pipsi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pipsi using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pipsi

Install pipsi 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 pipsi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pipsi

How To Uninstall pipsi on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the pipsi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pipsi

Uninstall pipsi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pipsi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pipsi

Remove pipsi Configurations and Data

To remove pipsi configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pipsi

Remove pipsi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pipsi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pipsi

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pipsi package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.