How To Install python-django-guardian on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-guardian on Ubuntu 18.04. python-django-guardian is per object permissions of django

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-guardian on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-django-guardian

python-django-guardian is:

Implementation of per object permissions as authorization backend which is supported since Django 1.2. It provides features as followings;

  • Object permissions for Django_
  • AnonymousUser support
  • High level API
  • Heavely tested
  • Django’s admin integration
  • Decorators

There are three methods to install python-django-guardian on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-django-guardian Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-django-guardian

Install python-django-guardian Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-django-guardian

Install python-django-guardian 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-guardian

How To Uninstall python-django-guardian on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-django-guardian

Uninstall python-django-guardian And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-django-guardian and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-django-guardian

Remove python-django-guardian Configurations and Data

To remove python-django-guardian configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-django-guardian

Remove python-django-guardian configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-django-guardian

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-guardian package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.