How To Install python-django-assets on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-assets on Ubuntu 18.04. python-django-assets is integrate webassets into Django applications

Introduction

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

What is python-django-assets

python-django-assets is:

django-assets will automatically merge and compress bundle’s source files the first time a template including them is rendered, and will automatically update the compressed file every time a source file changes. If debugging is enabled, each source file will be outputted individually instead.

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

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

Install python-django-assets Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-django-assets

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-assets

How To Uninstall python-django-assets on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-django-assets

Uninstall python-django-assets And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-django-assets 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-assets

Remove python-django-assets Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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