How To Install django-filter on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install django-filter on Debian 9.

What is django-filter

django-filter is:

This is a dummy package to aid switching to python-django-filters.

There are three methods to install django-filter on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install django-filter Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install django-filter using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install django-filter

Install django-filter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install django-filter using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install django-filter

Install django-filter Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install django-filter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install django-filter

How To Uninstall django-filter on Debian 9

To uninstall only the django-filter package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove django-filter

Uninstall django-filter And Its Dependencies

To uninstall django-filter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove django-filter

Remove django-filter Configurations and Data

To remove django-filter configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge django-filter

Remove django-filter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove django-filter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge django-filter

Dependencies

django-filter have the following dependencies:

• python-django-filters

References

• django-filter website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install django-filter package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.