How To Install virtualenv-3.6 on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install python3-virtualenv

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is virtualenv-3.6 and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install virtualenv-3.6 on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install virtualenv-3.6 using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install virtualenv-3.6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-virtualenv

Install virtualenv-3.6 using apt

Because virtualenv-3.6 is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install virtualenv-3.6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-virtualenv

Install virtualenv-3.6 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 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install virtualenv-3.6 by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-virtualenv

How to upgrade (update) a single package virtualenv-3.6 using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the virtualenv-3.6, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install python3-virtualenv

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install python3-virtualenv

How To Uninstall virtualenv-3.6 from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the virtualenv-3.6 package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-virtualenv

Uninstall virtualenv-3.6 and all its dependencies

To uninstall virtualenv-3.6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-virtualenv

Remove virtualenv-3.6 with all configurations and data

To remove virtualenv-3.6 configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-virtualenv

Remove virtualenv-3.6 completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to virtualenv-3.6 package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-virtualenv

Extra info and code examples

The virtualenv utility creates virtual Python instances, each invokable with its own Python executable. Each instance can have different sets of modules, installable via easy_install. Virtual Python instances can also be created without root access. This is the Python 3 version of the library.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install virtualenv-3.6 using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the virtualenv-3.6 from Ubuntu 22.04.

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