How To Install django-tables on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install django-tables on Debian 9. django-tables is Table/data-grid framework for Django (transitional package)

Introduction

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

What is django-tables

django-tables is:

This is a dummy package to aid switching to python-django-tables2.

There are three methods to install django-tables 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-tables 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-tables using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install django-tables

Install django-tables Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install django-tables

Install django-tables 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-tables using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install django-tables

How To Uninstall django-tables on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove django-tables

Uninstall django-tables And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove django-tables

Remove django-tables Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge django-tables

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

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

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

Dependencies

django-tables have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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