How To Install python-django-hijack on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-hijack on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-django-hijack
python-django-hijack is:
django-hijack allows superusers to hijack or login as and work on behalf of other users without knowing their credentials. This is handy for testing and debug user problems by the django superuser.
There are three methods to install python-django-hijack 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-hijack 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-hijack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-django-hijack
Install python-django-hijack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-django-hijack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-django-hijack
Install python-django-hijack 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-hijack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-django-hijack
How To Uninstall python-django-hijack on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-django-hijack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-django-hijack
Uninstall python-django-hijack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-django-hijack 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-hijack
Remove python-django-hijack Configurations and Data
To remove python-django-hijack configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-django-hijack
Remove python-django-hijack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-django-hijack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-django-hijack
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-hijack package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
