title: Unable to install pip
body: <p>I tried installing pip in the following different ways and didn't have any success, any guidance how can I install pip ?</p>
  
  <pre><code>username@machine ~]$ sudo /usr/local/bin/easy_install pip
  [sudo] password for username: 
  Searching for pip
  Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/pip/
  Couldn't find index page for 'pip' (maybe misspelled?)
  Scanning index of all packages (this may take a while)
  Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/
  No local packages or download links found for pip
  error: Could not find suitable distribution for Requirement.parse('pip')
  
  [username@machine ~]$ sudo /usr/local/bin/easy_install-2.7 pip
  Searching for pip
  Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/pip/
  Couldn't find index page for 'pip' (maybe misspelled?)
  Scanning index of all packages (this may take a while)
  Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/
  No local packages or download links found for pip
  error: Could not find suitable distribution for Requirement.parse('pip')
  
  [username@machine ~]$ python -m pip
  /usr/local/bin/python: No module named pip
  [username@machine ~]$ sudo apt-get install python-pip
  sudo: apt-get: command not found
  
  [username@machine ~]$ sudo yum install python-pip
  Loaded plugins: security
  Setting up Install Process
  No package python-pip available.
  Error: Nothing to do
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Machine configuration:</p>
  
  <pre><code>LSB Version:    :base-4.0-amd64:base-4.0-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch:graphics-4.0-amd64:graphics-4.0-noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-noarch
  Distributor ID: OracleServer
  Description:    Oracle Linux Server release 6.6
  Release:    6.6
  Codename:   n/a
  </code></pre>