How To Install python-django-macaddress on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-macaddress on Ubuntu 18.04. python-django-macaddress is MAC address model and form fields for Django apps

Introduction

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

What is python-django-macaddress

python-django-macaddress is:

MAC Address model and form fields for Django

netaddr is used to parse and validate the MAC address. The tests aren’t complete yet.

This is the Python2 package.

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

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

Install python-django-macaddress Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-django-macaddress

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-macaddress

How To Uninstall python-django-macaddress on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-django-macaddress

Uninstall python-django-macaddress And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-django-macaddress 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-macaddress

Remove python-django-macaddress Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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