How To Install python-django-captcha on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-captcha on Ubuntu 18.04. python-django-captcha is Django Simple Captcha Django application

Introduction

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

What is python-django-captcha

python-django-captcha is:

Django Simple Captcha is an extremely simple, yet highly customizable Django application to add captcha images to any Django form.

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

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

Install python-django-captcha Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-django-captcha

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-captcha

How To Uninstall python-django-captcha on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-django-captcha

Uninstall python-django-captcha And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-django-captcha 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-captcha

Remove python-django-captcha Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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