How To Install python-django-ratelimit on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-ratelimit on Ubuntu 18.04. python-django-ratelimit is Cache-based rate-limiting for Django

Introduction

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

What is python-django-ratelimit

python-django-ratelimit is:

Django Ratelimit provides a decorator to rate-limit views. Limiting can be based on IP address or a field in the request–either a GET or POST variable.

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

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

Install python-django-ratelimit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-django-ratelimit

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-ratelimit

How To Uninstall python-django-ratelimit on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-django-ratelimit

Uninstall python-django-ratelimit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-django-ratelimit 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-ratelimit

Remove python-django-ratelimit Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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