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Uninstall virtualenv which was installed through sudo pip

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***********Update2******************

Tried and successfully created a virtual environment using virtualenv.

[08:05 USER@system ~] > mkdir test_virtual

[08:05 USER@system ~] > virtualenv test_virtual/

New python executable in /home/USER/test_virtual/bin/python

Installing setuptools, pip, wheel...done.

[08:05 USER@system ~] > ls test_virtual/

bin  include  lib  local  pip-selfcheck.json

***********Update1******************

As requested here are the pastebin links to pip list and pip3 list.

***********Original******************

I installed virtualenv using sudo pip install virtualenv, which after reading on several answers here is actually not a good practice. When I try to uninstall it (mainly because I'm planning to go the anaconda way and I don't like extra dirt that I don't use on my system) I get the following error:

(09:20 USER@system ~) > sudo pip uninstall virtualenv

The directory '/home/USER/.cache/pip/http' or its parent directory is not owned by the current user and the cache has been disabled.

Please check the permissions and owner of that directory.

If executing pip with sudo, you may want sudo's -H flag.

Cannot uninstall requirement virtualenv, not installed

The directory '/home/USER/.cache/pip/http' or its parent directory is not owned by the current user and the cache has been disabled.

Please check the permissions and owner of that directory.

If executing pip with sudo, you may want sudo's -H flag.

When I use sudo -H flag, I get this:

Cannot uninstall requirement virtualenv, not installed

But I confirmed that virtualenv is still installed:

(09:25 USER@system ~) > which virtualenv

virtualenv is /usr/local/bin/virtualenv

virtualenv is /usr/local/bin/virtualenv

virtualenv is /usr/local/bin/virtualenv

virtualenv is /usr/local/bin/virtualenv

How do I uninstall virtualenv from my system?

Thanks.

14.04 package-management python

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edited Jul 31 '16 at 12:10

shaun

asked Jul 29 '16 at 13:33

shaunshaun

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  Are you sure you installed virtualenv using sudo pip install virtualenv instead of sudo pip3 install virtualenv? Can you do sudo pip list and sudo pip3 list?
  
  – edwinksl
  Jul 30 '16 at 5:36
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  I did those commands. They spit out a bunch of package names and at the end of the list the same error that says "the directory /home/USER/.cache/pip/http or its parent directory..." was also displayed for both pip and pip3. Also when I grep'd the list for virtualenv (using both virtual as the pattern and env as a the pattern) I didn't get any output except the error.
  
  – shaun
  Jul 30 '16 at 21:32
  

  
  
  
  


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  Can you put those outputs into your question or put them into a pastebin and link the pastebin? We are going to need more information than what you have given so far to figure out what happened.
  
  – edwinksl
  Jul 30 '16 at 21:37
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  Hmm, so pip list and pip3 list don't have virtualenv, which is at least consistent with the "Cannot uninstall requirement virtualenv, not installed" error message. If you just try to run virtualenv, are you able to create virtual environments?
  
  – edwinksl
  Jul 31 '16 at 5:18
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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show 2 more comments

0

1

***********Update2******************

Tried and successfully created a virtual environment using virtualenv.

[08:05 USER@system ~] > mkdir test_virtual

[08:05 USER@system ~] > virtualenv test_virtual/

New python executable in /home/USER/test_virtual/bin/python

Installing setuptools, pip, wheel...done.

[08:05 USER@system ~] > ls test_virtual/

bin  include  lib  local  pip-selfcheck.json

***********Update1******************

As requested here are the pastebin links to pip list and pip3 list.

***********Original******************

I installed virtualenv using sudo pip install virtualenv, which after reading on several answers here is actually not a good practice. When I try to uninstall it (mainly because I'm planning to go the anaconda way and I don't like extra dirt that I don't use on my system) I get the following error:

(09:20 USER@system ~) > sudo pip uninstall virtualenv

The directory '/home/USER/.cache/pip/http' or its parent directory is not owned by the current user and the cache has been disabled.

Please check the permissions and owner of that directory.

If executing pip with sudo, you may want sudo's -H flag.

Cannot uninstall requirement virtualenv, not installed

The directory '/home/USER/.cache/pip/http' or its parent directory is not owned by the current user and the cache has been disabled.

Please check the permissions and owner of that directory.

If executing pip with sudo, you may want sudo's -H flag.

When I use sudo -H flag, I get this:

Cannot uninstall requirement virtualenv, not installed

But I confirmed that virtualenv is still installed:

(09:25 USER@system ~) > which virtualenv

virtualenv is /usr/local/bin/virtualenv

virtualenv is /usr/local/bin/virtualenv

virtualenv is /usr/local/bin/virtualenv

virtualenv is /usr/local/bin/virtualenv

How do I uninstall virtualenv from my system?

Thanks.

14.04 package-management python

share|improve this question

edited Jul 31 '16 at 12:10

shaun

asked Jul 29 '16 at 13:33

shaunshaun

11115

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I've removed them.
  
  – shaun
  Jul 29 '16 at 15:52
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Are you sure you installed virtualenv using sudo pip install virtualenv instead of sudo pip3 install virtualenv? Can you do sudo pip list and sudo pip3 list?
  
  – edwinksl
  Jul 30 '16 at 5:36
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I did those commands. They spit out a bunch of package names and at the end of the list the same error that says "the directory /home/USER/.cache/pip/http or its parent directory..." was also displayed for both pip and pip3. Also when I grep'd the list for virtualenv (using both virtual as the pattern and env as a the pattern) I didn't get any output except the error.
  
  – shaun
  Jul 30 '16 at 21:32
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Can you put those outputs into your question or put them into a pastebin and link the pastebin? We are going to need more information than what you have given so far to figure out what happened.
  
  – edwinksl
  Jul 30 '16 at 21:37
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Hmm, so pip list and pip3 list don't have virtualenv, which is at least consistent with the "Cannot uninstall requirement virtualenv, not installed" error message. If you just try to run virtualenv, are you able to create virtual environments?
  
  – edwinksl
  Jul 31 '16 at 5:18
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

***********Update2******************

Tried and successfully created a virtual environment using virtualenv.

[08:05 USER@system ~] > mkdir test_virtual

[08:05 USER@system ~] > virtualenv test_virtual/

New python executable in /home/USER/test_virtual/bin/python

Installing setuptools, pip, wheel...done.

[08:05 USER@system ~] > ls test_virtual/

bin  include  lib  local  pip-selfcheck.json

***********Update1******************

As requested here are the pastebin links to pip list and pip3 list.

***********Original******************

I installed virtualenv using sudo pip install virtualenv, which after reading on several answers here is actually not a good practice. When I try to uninstall it (mainly because I'm planning to go the anaconda way and I don't like extra dirt that I don't use on my system) I get the following error:

(09:20 USER@system ~) > sudo pip uninstall virtualenv

The directory '/home/USER/.cache/pip/http' or its parent directory is not owned by the current user and the cache has been disabled.

Please check the permissions and owner of that directory.

If executing pip with sudo, you may want sudo's -H flag.

Cannot uninstall requirement virtualenv, not installed

The directory '/home/USER/.cache/pip/http' or its parent directory is not owned by the current user and the cache has been disabled.

Please check the permissions and owner of that directory.

If executing pip with sudo, you may want sudo's -H flag.

When I use sudo -H flag, I get this:

Cannot uninstall requirement virtualenv, not installed

But I confirmed that virtualenv is still installed:

(09:25 USER@system ~) > which virtualenv

virtualenv is /usr/local/bin/virtualenv

virtualenv is /usr/local/bin/virtualenv

virtualenv is /usr/local/bin/virtualenv

virtualenv is /usr/local/bin/virtualenv

How do I uninstall virtualenv from my system?

Thanks.

14.04 package-management python

share|improve this question

edited Jul 31 '16 at 12:10

shaun

asked Jul 29 '16 at 13:33

shaunshaun

11115

[08:05 USER@system ~] > mkdir test_virtual

[08:05 USER@system ~] > virtualenv test_virtual/

New python executable in /home/USER/test_virtual/bin/python

Installing setuptools, pip, wheel...done.

[08:05 USER@system ~] > ls test_virtual/

bin  include  lib  local  pip-selfcheck.json

(09:20 USER@system ~) > sudo pip uninstall virtualenv

The directory '/home/USER/.cache/pip/http' or its parent directory is not owned by the current user and the cache has been disabled.

Please check the permissions and owner of that directory.

If executing pip with sudo, you may want sudo's -H flag.

Cannot uninstall requirement virtualenv, not installed

The directory '/home/USER/.cache/pip/http' or its parent directory is not owned by the current user and the cache has been disabled.

Please check the permissions and owner of that directory.

If executing pip with sudo, you may want sudo's -H flag.

Cannot uninstall requirement virtualenv, not installed

(09:25 USER@system ~) > which virtualenv

virtualenv is /usr/local/bin/virtualenv

virtualenv is /usr/local/bin/virtualenv

virtualenv is /usr/local/bin/virtualenv

virtualenv is /usr/local/bin/virtualenv

share|improve this question

edited Jul 31 '16 at 12:10

shaun

asked Jul 29 '16 at 13:33

shaunshaun

11115

share|improve this question

edited Jul 31 '16 at 12:10

shaun

asked Jul 29 '16 at 13:33

shaunshaun

11115

asked Jul 29 '16 at 13:33

shaunshaun

11115

asked Jul 29 '16 at 13:33

shaunshaun

11115

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I was looking for the same thing and I saw this by chance. you can do this.

sudo apt-get remove virtualenv  

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove virtualenv 

If it is normal, the following statement is not executed. But try it once.

sudo apt-get purge python-virtualenv  

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove python-virtualenv

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edited Jul 7 '17 at 10:55

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answered Jul 7 '17 at 10:07

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try sudo pip uninstall virtualenv and this should work

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answered Feb 19 at 20:46

Fatemeh KarimiFatemeh Karimi

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go to the carpet (usr/local/bin) and remove it with sudo rm -r virtualenv, etc

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I was looking for the same thing and I saw this by chance. you can do this.

sudo apt-get remove virtualenv  

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove virtualenv 

If it is normal, the following statement is not executed. But try it once.

sudo apt-get purge python-virtualenv  

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove python-virtualenv

share|improve this answer

edited Jul 7 '17 at 10:55

Byte Commander

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answered Jul 7 '17 at 10:07

Iee KahnIee Kahn

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add a comment | 

1

I was looking for the same thing and I saw this by chance. you can do this.

sudo apt-get remove virtualenv  

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove virtualenv 

If it is normal, the following statement is not executed. But try it once.

sudo apt-get purge python-virtualenv  

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove python-virtualenv

share|improve this answer

edited Jul 7 '17 at 10:55

Byte Commander

66.2k27181308

answered Jul 7 '17 at 10:07

Iee KahnIee Kahn

111

add a comment | 

I was looking for the same thing and I saw this by chance. you can do this.

sudo apt-get remove virtualenv  

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove virtualenv 

If it is normal, the following statement is not executed. But try it once.

sudo apt-get purge python-virtualenv  

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove python-virtualenv

share|improve this answer

edited Jul 7 '17 at 10:55

Byte Commander

66.2k27181308

answered Jul 7 '17 at 10:07

Iee KahnIee Kahn

111

sudo apt-get remove virtualenv  

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove virtualenv 

sudo apt-get purge python-virtualenv  

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove python-virtualenv

share|improve this answer

edited Jul 7 '17 at 10:55

Byte Commander

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answered Jul 7 '17 at 10:07

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edited Jul 7 '17 at 10:55

Byte Commander

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edited Jul 7 '17 at 10:55

Byte Commander

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answered Jul 7 '17 at 10:07

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answered Jul 7 '17 at 10:07

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try sudo pip uninstall virtualenv and this should work

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answered Feb 19 at 20:46

Fatemeh KarimiFatemeh Karimi

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try sudo pip uninstall virtualenv and this should work

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answered Feb 19 at 20:46

Fatemeh KarimiFatemeh Karimi

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try sudo pip uninstall virtualenv and this should work

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answered Feb 19 at 20:46

Fatemeh KarimiFatemeh Karimi

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answered Feb 19 at 20:46

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answered Feb 19 at 20:46

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answered Feb 19 at 20:46

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go to the carpet (usr/local/bin) and remove it with sudo rm -r virtualenv, etc

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go to the carpet (usr/local/bin) and remove it with sudo rm -r virtualenv, etc

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go to the carpet (usr/local/bin) and remove it with sudo rm -r virtualenv, etc

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