Proper way to install pip on Ubuntu

Question:

I’m trying to install the latest version of pip (currently 8.1.2) on the official ubuntu/trusty64 Vagrant box. The box comes with Python 2.7.6 and 3.4.3 pre-installed with apt-get.

I read the pip installation doc and it contains the following warning:

Be cautious if you’re using a Python install that’s managed by your
operating system or another package manager. get-pip.py does not
coordinate with those tools, and may leave your system in an
inconsistent state.

Does that mean I cannot install pip using get-pip.py and I am limited to install an older version of it from apt-get?

If there is a better way of installing it, what would it be?

Thanks

Asked By: peflorencio

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Answers:

Try download install package from https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip#downloads and use python setup.py install

Answered By: MartinP

I believe that you can install it on Ubuntu with

sudo apt-get install python-pip

or

sudo apt-get install python3-pip

for Python 3. Sure, it’s an older version but its functionality is there.

Answered By: Michael Zhang
  • sudo apt-get update;
  • sudo apt-get install python-pip;

Once the installation is complete, verify the installation by checking the pip version:

  • pip --version;
Answered By: Roshan

if it is outdated you can use the following command:
sudo pip install --upgrade pip

Answered By: André Hulsman

The proper commands to install pip and pip3 should be the following:

sudo apt-get install python-pip python3-pip --yes
sudo python3 -m pip install pip --upgrade --force-reinstall
sudo python -m pip install pip --upgrade --force-reinstall # this must come after upgrading pip3

The last two lines get pip3 and pip up-to-date. The last line is critical because it re-associates pip with python 2.

Answered By: Mike

This worked for me on ubuntu 18.0.4:

1- sudo apt-get update
2- sudo apt-get upgrade
3- sudo apt-get install python-pip
4- pip -V
Answered By: Hamed Jaliliani

If you are using Ubuntu OS with Python2.7 You can follow below steps

apt-get update

apt-get upgrade

apt-get install python-pip

To check install pip version

pip –version

OR

If you are using Ubuntu OS with Python3 You can follow below steps

apt-get update

apt-get upgrade

apt-get install python3-pip

To check install pip3 version

pip3 –version

Answered By: Santosh
              Install in the ubuntu software,Python,django and pip

sudo apt update
sudo apt install python2
curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py –output get-pip.py
sudo python2 get-pip.py
sudo apt-get install python3-distutils

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