How To Install python-djangorestframework-gis on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-djangorestframework-gis on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-djangorestframework-gis
python-djangorestframework-gis is:
djangorestframework-gis extends the Django REST Framework to also handle geographic data as used by GeoDjango during serialization and deserialization. It provides the following features:
- GeometryField: This field handles GeoDjango geometry fields, providing custom to_native and from_native methods for GeoJSON input/output.
- GeoModelSerializer: This serializer updates the field_mapping dictionary to include field mapping of GeoDjango geometry fields to the above GeometryField.
- GeoFeatureModelSerializer: GeoFeatureModelSerializer is a subclass of GeoModelSerializer which will output data in a format that is GeoJSON compatible.
- InBBOXFilter: Filters a queryset to only those instances within a certain bounding box.
There are three methods to install python-djangorestframework-gis 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-djangorestframework-gis 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-djangorestframework-gis using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-djangorestframework-gis
Install python-djangorestframework-gis Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-djangorestframework-gis using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-djangorestframework-gis
Install python-djangorestframework-gis 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-djangorestframework-gis using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-djangorestframework-gis
How To Uninstall python-djangorestframework-gis on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-djangorestframework-gis package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-djangorestframework-gis
Uninstall python-djangorestframework-gis And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-djangorestframework-gis and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-djangorestframework-gis
Remove python-djangorestframework-gis Configurations and Data
To remove python-djangorestframework-gis configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-djangorestframework-gis
Remove python-djangorestframework-gis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-djangorestframework-gis configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-djangorestframework-gis
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-djangorestframework-gis package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
