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

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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 ~]#