How To Install python-django-treebeard on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-treebeard on Ubuntu 18.04. python-django-treebeard is Efficient implementations of tree data structures for Django

Introduction

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

What is python-django-treebeard

python-django-treebeard is:

Django Treebeard is a library that implements efficient data structures for storing hierarchical data in a database using the Django web development framework.

It currently includes 3 different tree implementations: adjacency list, materialized path and nested sets. Each one has it’s own strengths and weaknesses but share the same API, so it’s easy to switch between them.

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

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

Install python-django-treebeard Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-django-treebeard

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-treebeard

How To Uninstall python-django-treebeard on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-django-treebeard

Uninstall python-django-treebeard And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-django-treebeard 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-treebeard

Remove python-django-treebeard Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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