How to install pip on Lubuntu

What is pip? pip is package installer for program that made using python, similar like apt-get, you need to have pip if you want to install program/package that based on python language.

To install pip on lubuntu is very easy, all you have to do is run this command:

sudo apt-get install python-pip

To install a program with pip, simply run sudo pip install and then followed by the name of the program, like this:

sudo pip install [name-of-the-program]

Example:

sudo pip install lolcat

You can see what version of pip that you have using this command:

pip --version

If newer version of pip is available you can upgrade pip using this command:

sudo pip install --upgrade pip