Can I use easy_install?

Question

Can I use easy_install on Ubuntu 10.10? If yes, then how?

Please don't use easy_install if you can use pip, which you can consider an improved Python package manager. — gertvdijk, Sep 25 '14 at 14:20

score 48 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 25 '14 at 14:16

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easy_install is the part of python-setuptools. First install python-setuptools

sudo apt-get install python-setuptools

Then you can use easy_install to install from pypi

You need to use sudo with easy_install i.e.

sudo easy_install module_name

eg: sudo easy_install py2app

Or there is another module python-pip which will also help in installing from pypi with command

sudo pip install module_name

eg: sudo pip install py2app

edited Sep 25 '14 at 14:16

aneeshep

answered Feb 22 '11 at 10:41

sagarchalise

You bet me by 26 secs ;). – Javier Rivera Feb 22 '11 at 10:43
thanks a lot! great job! I would never use 'rm' anymore! – Siwei Jun 27 '16 at 02:54
or apt install python3-setuptools – NeilG May 19 '19 at 15:30

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