How To Install python-django-redis-sessions on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-redis-sessions on Debian 9. python-django-redis-sessions is Redis database backend for your Django sessions (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-django-redis-sessions

python-django-redis-sessions is:

Session backend for Django that stores sessions in a Redis database

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-django-redis-sessions

Install python-django-redis-sessions Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-django-redis-sessions

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-redis-sessions

How To Uninstall python-django-redis-sessions on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-django-redis-sessions

Uninstall python-django-redis-sessions And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-django-redis-sessions

Remove python-django-redis-sessions Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-django-redis-sessions

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-django-redis-sessions

Dependencies

python-django-redis-sessions have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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