How To Install python3-virtualenvwrapper 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 python3-virtualenvwrapper on Ubuntu.
What is python3-virtualenvwrapper
python3-virtualenvwrapper is:
virtualenvwrapper is a set of extensions to Ian Bicking’s virtualenv tool. The extensions include wrappers for creating and deleting virtual environments and otherwise managing your development workflow, making it easier to work on more than one project at a time without introducing conflicts in their dependencies.
This package installs the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-virtualenvwrapper 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 python3-virtualenvwrapper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-virtualenvwrapper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-virtualenvwrapper
Install python3-virtualenvwrapper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-virtualenvwrapper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-virtualenvwrapper
Install python3-virtualenvwrapper 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 python3-virtualenvwrapper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-virtualenvwrapper
How To Uninstall python3-virtualenvwrapper on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-virtualenvwrapper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-virtualenvwrapper
Uninstall python3-virtualenvwrapper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-virtualenvwrapper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-virtualenvwrapper
Remove python3-virtualenvwrapper Configurations and Data
To remove python3-virtualenvwrapper configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-virtualenvwrapper
Remove python3-virtualenvwrapper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-virtualenvwrapper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-virtualenvwrapper
Dependencies
python3-virtualenvwrapper have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-virtualenvwrapper package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.