How To Install python-django-tables2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-tables2 on Debian 9. python-django-tables2 is Table/data-grid framework for Django

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-tables2 on Debian 9.

What is python-django-tables2

python-django-tables2 is:

django-tables2 simplifies the task of turning sets of data into HTML tables. It has native support for pagination and sorting. It does for HTML tables what django.forms does for HTML forms.

There are three methods to install python-django-tables2 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-tables2 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-tables2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-django-tables2

Install python-django-tables2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-django-tables2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-django-tables2

Install python-django-tables2 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-tables2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-tables2

How To Uninstall python-django-tables2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-django-tables2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-django-tables2

Uninstall python-django-tables2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-django-tables2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-django-tables2

Remove python-django-tables2 Configurations and Data

To remove python-django-tables2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-django-tables2

Remove python-django-tables2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-django-tables2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-django-tables2

Dependencies

python-django-tables2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-tables2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.