In this guide, we will look at how to Install pip Python package manager on FreeBSD 12. pip is a package management system used to install and manage software packages written in Python.
There are two ways you can install pip on FreeBSD system. I have FreeBSD 12 installed on my Laptop:
# freebsd-version 12.0-RELEASE
FreeBSD 12 comes with both Python2.7 and Python3.6.
# python python2.7 python2.7-config python3.6 python3.6-config python3.6m python3.6m-config
The default version I’m using is 3.6. Note that python command is not available on FreeBSD 12.
# which python python: Command not found
You can create a symbolic link of Python3.6 binary to /usr/local/bin/python
# ln -s /usr/local/bin/python3.6 /usr/local/bin/python # python --version Python 3.6.6
Install Pip from py36-pip package:
# pkg install py36-pip Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue... FreeBSD repository is up to date. All repositories are up to date. The following 2 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked): New packages to be INSTALLED: py36-pip: 9.0.3 py36-setuptools: 40.0.0 Number of packages to be installed: 2 The process will require 21 MiB more space. 6 MiB to be downloaded. Proceed with this action? [y/N]: y [1/2] Fetching py36-pip-9.0.3.txz: 100% 6 MiB 308.7kB/s 00:20 [2/2] Fetching py36-setuptools-40.0.0.txz: 100% 487 KiB 124.6kB/s 00:04 Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) [1/2] Installing py36-setuptools-40.0.0... [1/2] Extracting py36-setuptools-40.0.0: 100% [2/2] Installing py36-pip-9.0.3... [2/2] Extracting py36-pip-9.0.3: 100% Message from py36-setuptools-40.0.0: ******************************************************************* Only /usr/local/bin/easy_install-3.6 script has been installed since Python 3.6 is not the default Python version. ******************************************************************* Message from py36-pip-9.0.3: ============================== !!!! WARNING !!!! ========================== pip MUST ONLY be used: * With the --user flag, OR * To install or manage Python packages in virtual environments Failure to follow this warning can and will result in an inconsistent system-wide Python environment (LOCALBASE/lib/pythonX.Y/site-packages) and cause errors. Avoid using pip as root unless you know what you're doing. ============================== !!!! WARNING !!!! ==========================
Create a symbolic link for Pip-3.6 package:
# which pip-3.6 /usr/local/bin/pip-3.6 # ln -s /usr/local/bin/pip-3.6 /usr/local/bin/pip # pip --version pip 9.0.3 from /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages (python 3.6)
Upgrade pip:
# pip install --upgrade pip
Collecting pip
Downloading https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c2/d7/90f34cb0d83a6c5631cf71dfe64cc1054598c843a92b400e55675cc2ac37/pip-18.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl (1.3MB)
100% |################################| 1.3MB 750kB/s
Installing collected packages: pip
Found existing installation: pip 9.0.3
Uninstalling pip-9.0.3:
Successfully uninstalled pip-9.0.3
Successfully installed pip-18.1
Test pip usage
$ pip install awscli --user
If you install Python packages with Pip as a normal user, the binary is placed under .local/bin/
Add the Path to your PATH variable.
$ vim ~/.bashrc export PATH=$PATH:.local/bin/
If you want to install Pip for Python 2.7, run:
# pkg install py27-pip
You should now have PIP Python package manager installed on FreeBSD 12.
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