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    How To Install PIP (to Manage Python Packages) in Linux

    How To Install PIP (to Manage Python Packages) in Linux

    How To Install PIP (to Manage Python Packages) in Linux
    How To Install PIP (to Manage Python Packages) in Linux


    Pip is a package management system that simplifies installation and management of software packages written in Python such as those found in the Python Package Index (PyPI). In this article, we will explain how to install PIP on Linux .


    Install PIP in Linux Systems

    To install pip in Linux, run the appropriate command for your distribution as follows:

    Install PIP On Debian/Ubuntu

    # apt install python-pip #python 2
    # apt install python3-pip #python 3

    Install PIP On CentOS and RHEL

    # yum install epel-release
    # yum install python-pip


    Install PIP on Fedora

    # dnf install python-pip #Python 2
    # dnf install python3 #Python 3

    Install PIP on Arch Linux

    # pacman -S python2-pip         #Python 2
    # pacman -S python-pip         #Python 3

    Install PIP on openSUSE

    # zypper install python-pip #Python 2
    # zypper install python3-pip #Python 3


    How to Use PIP in Linux Systems
    To install, uninstall or search new packages, use these commands.

    # pip install packageName
    # pip uninstall packageName
    # pip search packageName

    To see a list of all commands type:

    # pip help
    Sample Output
    Usage: 
      pip <command> [options]

    Commands:
      install                     Install packages.
      download                    Download packages.
      uninstall                   Uninstall packages.
      freeze                      Output installed packages in requirements format.
      list                        List installed packages.
      show                        Show information about installed packages.
      check                       Verify installed packages have compatible dependencies.
      search                      Search PyPI for packages.
      wheel                       Build wheels from your requirements.
      hash                        Compute hashes of package archives.
      completion                  A helper command used for command completion.
      help                        Show help for commands.

     Verify Pip installation

    pip --version

    [root@exampleserver ~]# pip --version
    pip 20.0.2 from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip (python 2.7)
    [root@exampleserver ~]#

    Install a package

    pip install package_name
    [root@exampleserver ~]# pip install awscli
    Collecting awscli
      Downloading https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/76/f4/63853217c2065cffaf84e7ca76d861509ee59c058959473f6b562cdda32f/awscli-1.16.265-py2.py3-none-any.whl (2.4MB)


    Uninstall a package

    pip uninstall package_name
    pip uninstall awscli

    If you want to Test python Programs, you can check out this article.
    Search packages

    pip search "package_name"
    [root@exampleserver ~]# pip search "awscli"
    DEPRECATION: Python 2.7 reached the end of its life on January 1st, 2020. Please upgrade your Python as Python 2.7 is no longer maintained. A future version of pip will drop support for Python 2.7. More details about Python 2 support in pip, can be found at https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/development/release-process/#python-2-support
    awscli-cwlogs (1.4.6)                        - AWSCLI CloudWatch Logs plugin
    okta-awscli (0.4.1)                          - Provides a wrapper for Okta authentication to awscli
    awscli-bastion (0.8.3)                       - awscli-bastion extends the awscli by managing mfa protected short-lived credentials
                                                   for an aws bastion account.
    awscli-sqsall (1.0.1)                        - awscli pulgin to treat SQS queues more like files
    awscli (1.18.47)                             - Universal Command Line Environment for AWS.


    List Installed Packages

    pip list
    [root@exampleserver ~]# pip list
    DEPRECATION: Python 2.7 reached the end of its life on January 1st, 2020. Please upgrade your Python as Python 2.7 is no longer maintained. A future version of pip will drop support for Python 2.7. More details about Python 2 support in pip, can be found at https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/development/release-process/#python-2-support
    Package                          Version
    -------------------------------- -------
    ansible                          2.9.6
    awscli                           1.18.26
    Babel                            0.9.6
    backports.ssl-match-hostname     3.5.0.1
    botocore                         1.15.26

    Upgrade PIP

    pip install --upgrade pip

      root@exampleserver ~]# pip install --upgrade pip
    Collecting pip
      Downloading https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/54/0c/d01aa759fdc501a58f431eb594a17495f15b88da142ce14b5845662c13f3/pip-20.0.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl (1.4MB)
        100% |████████████████████████████████| 1.4MB 739kB/s
    Installing collected packages: pip
      Found existing installation: pip 8.1.2
        Uninstalling pip-8.1.2:
          Successfully uninstalled pip-8.1.2
    Successfully installed pip-20.0.2
    [root@exampleserver ~]#

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