How To Install pipsi on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pipsi on Ubuntu.
What is pipsi
pipsi is:
pipsi is a wrapper around virtualenv and pip which installs scripts provided by python packages into separate virtualenvs to shield them from your system and each other.
In other words: you can use pipsi to install things like pygmentize without making your system painful.
There are three methods to install pipsi on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pipsi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pipsi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pipsi
Install pipsi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pipsi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pipsi
Install pipsi Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pipsi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pipsi
How To Uninstall pipsi on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the pipsi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pipsi
Uninstall pipsi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pipsi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pipsi
Remove pipsi Configurations and Data
To remove pipsi configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pipsi
Remove pipsi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pipsi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pipsi
Dependencies
pipsi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pipsi package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.