How to Install Pip on Ubuntu 18.04

What is pip?

Python is a popular programming language. A package is a ready-made piece of code that other people wrote. Pip is the tool that fetches those packages and installs them. It works like a delivery service for code.

Before you start

• You need a server with Ubuntu 18.04.
• You need root access or a user that can run sudo. Sudo means "run this command with admin power".
• You need an SSH client. SSH is a safe way to type commands on a faraway server. Your welcome email has your login details.

Steps

1. Log in to your server with SSH.
2. Refresh the software list:

   sudo apt update

   This command asks Ubuntu for the newest list of software it can install.
3. Install pip for Python 3:

   sudo apt install python3-pip

   This command downloads pip and its helper files. Type y when it asks to continue.
4. Check the version:

   pip3 --version

   This command shows which pip you have. A version number means it worked.
5. Install a test package:

   pip3 install requests

   This command installs a package named requests.

Useful pip commands

If something goes wrong

• If you see "E: Unable to locate package", run sudo apt update again.
• If you see "Permission denied", put sudo at the front of the command.
• If the server cannot download anything, check that it is online. Then ask Hostvento support for help.

Quick recap

• Pip installs Python packages.
• Run sudo apt update first.
• Install with sudo apt install python3-pip.
• Confirm with pip3 --version.