Pip (recursive acronym for “Pip Installs Packages” or “Pip Installs Python“) is a cross-platform package manager for installing and managing Python packages (which can be found in the Python Package Index (PyPI)) that comes with Python 2 or Python 3 binaries.

The Pip management tool is especially beneficial for developers who wish to leverage existing code or libraries to build their Python applications without having to start from scratch.

[ You might also like: How to Install the Latest Python from Source in Linux ] In this article, we will demonstrate how to install PIP on popular Linux distributions.

Note: We will execute all commands as the root user. If you are managing your system as a regular user, you can use the sudo command to gain root privileges or configure your system to allow the sudo command without requiring a password, which is feasible.

Installing PIP in Linux Systems

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

Installing PIP On Debian/Ubuntu

To install pip on Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu and Linux Mint, you can use the apt package manager.

<code>$ sudo apt install python-pip   #Python 2
$ sudo apt install python3-pip  #Python 3</code>

Installing PIP On CentOS and RHEL

Unfortunately, pip is not included in the official software repositories of RHEL-based distributions such as CentOS Stream, Rocky, and AlmaLinux.

Therefore, you need to enable the EPEL repository and then install pip using the yum package manager.

<code># yum install epel-release 
# yum install python-pip    #Python 2
# yum install python3-pip   #Python 3</code>

Installing PIP on Fedora

To install pip on Fedora, you can use the dnf package manager.

<code># dnf install python-pip    #Python 2
# dnf install python3-pip   #Python 3</code>

Installing PIP on Arch Linux

<code># pacman -S python2-pip         #Python 2
# pacman -S python-pip          #Python 3</code>

Installing PIP on openSUSE

<code># zypper install python-pip #Python 2
# zypper install python3-pip    #Python 3</code>

Using PIP in Linux Systems

To install, uninstall, or search for new Python packages, use these commands.

Searching for a Python Package

To search for packages available on PyPI, you can use the search command:

<code># pip search requests</code>

Installing a Python Package

To install a requests package, open a terminal and use the following command:

<code># pip install requests</code>

Upgrading a Python Package

To upgrade an already installed package to the latest version, you can use the following command:

<code># pip install --upgrade requests</code>

Uninstalling a Python Package

To uninstall a requests package, use the following command:

<code># pip uninstall requests</code>

Listing Installed Python Packages

You can list all the packages that are currently installed using the command:

<code># pip list</code>

Pip Help and Usage

To see a list of all commands type:

<code># pip help</code>

Sample Output:

<code>Usage:   
  pip <command> [options]
<p>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.
</p></command></code>

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