how to install virtualenv on Ubuntu 20.04 GCP instance?
Question:
I am trying to install python3 virtualenv. I get the following message when I try to run virtualenv.
virtualenv
Command 'virtualenv' not found, but can be installed with:
apt install python3-virtualenv
but if I run install command, I get the following error.
apt install python3-virtualenv
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package python3-virtualenv
For python3 -m venv, I get message to install using apt-get install python3-venv
but when I try it, I get the same message.
sudo apt-get install python3-venv
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package python3-venv is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package 'python3-venv' has no installation candidate
I am running this as root.
wget also works.
Answers:
AFAIU the latest versions of Ubuntu removed Python2 altogether so Python3 is now just the Python. Try:
apt-get update
apt-get install python3-virtualenv
try type in terminal:
sudo apt-get install python3.8-venv
and then try again install virtualenv
I was getting the error E: Unable to locate package python3-virtualenv
because I had to run apt-get update first. This was my brand new GCP instance.
Reference: first comment of the first answer in this thread.
Unable to locate package virtualenv in ubuntu-13 on a virtual-machine
Thank you all.
sudo apt install python3-virtualenv
The below is very similar to the answer by phd, but my freshly installed Ubuntu 20.04 still requires the python version number:
apt-get update
apt-get install python3-virtualenv
This will definitely work:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-virtualenv
First get the updated information and then install the virtual environment with below two command simultaneously.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-virtualenv
I also got that problem and was able to solve it by follow means:
software-properties-gtk
After clicking enter a window pops up. Then you have to check the first 4 boxes, close it and refresh it.
After that the problem should be solved and you’re ready to go
try the following
sudo apt install python3-pip
pip install virtualenv
virtualenv xyz-venv
For this issue:
sudo apt-get install python3-venv
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package python3-venv is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package 'python3-venv' has no installation candidate
I discovered that I had to first use sudo -s to use root privileges. And then run:
apt-get update
apt-get install python3-venv
And it worked. I was working on Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS
I am trying to install python3 virtualenv. I get the following message when I try to run virtualenv.
virtualenv
Command 'virtualenv' not found, but can be installed with:
apt install python3-virtualenv
but if I run install command, I get the following error.
apt install python3-virtualenv
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package python3-virtualenv
For python3 -m venv, I get message to install using apt-get install python3-venv
but when I try it, I get the same message.
sudo apt-get install python3-venv
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package python3-venv is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package 'python3-venv' has no installation candidate
I am running this as root.
wget also works.
AFAIU the latest versions of Ubuntu removed Python2 altogether so Python3 is now just the Python. Try:
apt-get update
apt-get install python3-virtualenv
try type in terminal:
sudo apt-get install python3.8-venv
and then try again install virtualenv
I was getting the error E: Unable to locate package python3-virtualenv
because I had to run apt-get update first. This was my brand new GCP instance.
Reference: first comment of the first answer in this thread.
Unable to locate package virtualenv in ubuntu-13 on a virtual-machine
Thank you all.
sudo apt install python3-virtualenv
The below is very similar to the answer by phd, but my freshly installed Ubuntu 20.04 still requires the python version number:
apt-get update
apt-get install python3-virtualenv
This will definitely work:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-virtualenv
First get the updated information and then install the virtual environment with below two command simultaneously.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-virtualenv
I also got that problem and was able to solve it by follow means:
software-properties-gtk
After clicking enter a window pops up. Then you have to check the first 4 boxes, close it and refresh it.
After that the problem should be solved and you’re ready to go
try the following
sudo apt install python3-pip
pip install virtualenv
virtualenv xyz-venv
For this issue:
sudo apt-get install python3-venv
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package python3-venv is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package 'python3-venv' has no installation candidate
I discovered that I had to first use sudo -s to use root privileges. And then run:
apt-get update
apt-get install python3-venv
And it worked. I was working on Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS