How To Install python-django-compressor on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-compressor on CentOS 7. python-django-compressor is Compresses linked and inline JavaScript or CSS into single cached

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-compressor on CentOS 7.

What is python-django-compressor

Django Compressor combines and compresses linked and inline Javascript or CSS in a Django templates into cacheable static files by using the compress template tag. HTML in between {% compress js/css %} and {% endcompress %} is parsed and searched for CSS or JS. These styles and scripts are subsequently processed with optional, configurable compilers and filters.

We can use yum or dnf to install python-django-compressor on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python-django-compressor.

Install python-django-compressor on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install python-django-compressor

Install python-django-compressor on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python-django-compressor using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python-django-compressor

How To Uninstall python-django-compressor on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove python-django-compressor

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-compressor on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.