How To Install python-django-impersonate on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-impersonate on Debian 9. python-django-impersonate is Django module for superusers to impersonate accounts (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-django-impersonate

python-django-impersonate is:

Simple Django application to allow superusers to “impersonate” other non-superuser accounts.

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

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

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

Install python-django-impersonate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-django-impersonate

Install python-django-impersonate 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 python-django-impersonate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-impersonate

How To Uninstall python-django-impersonate on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-django-impersonate

Uninstall python-django-impersonate And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove python-django-impersonate Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-django-impersonate have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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