How To Install python-django-piston on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-piston on Debian 9.
What is python-django-piston
python-django-piston is:
Piston is a relatively small Django application that lets you create application programming interfaces (API) for your sites.
It has several unique features:
* Ties into Django's internal mechanisms.
* Supports OAuth out of the box (as well as Basic/Digest or custom auth).
* Doesn't require tying to models, allowing arbitrary resources.
* Speaks JSON, YAML, Python Pickle & XML (and HATEOAS).
* Ships with a convenient reusable library in Python.
* Respects and encourages proper use of HTTP (status codes, ...).
* Has built in (optional) form validation (via Django), throttling, etc.
* Supports streaming, with a small memory footprint.
* Stays out of your way.
There are three methods to install python-django-piston 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-piston 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-piston using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-django-piston
Install python-django-piston Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-django-piston using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-django-piston
Install python-django-piston 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-piston using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-django-piston
How To Uninstall python-django-piston on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-django-piston package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-django-piston
Uninstall python-django-piston And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-django-piston and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-django-piston
Remove python-django-piston Configurations and Data
To remove python-django-piston configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-django-piston
Remove python-django-piston configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-django-piston configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-django-piston
Dependencies
python-django-piston have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-piston package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
