How To Install python-django-compressor on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-compressor on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-django-compressor
python-django-compressor is:
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.
This package contains the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-django-compressor 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-compressor 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-compressor using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-django-compressor
Install python-django-compressor Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-django-compressor using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-django-compressor
Install python-django-compressor 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-compressor using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-django-compressor
How To Uninstall python-django-compressor on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-django-compressor package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-django-compressor
Uninstall python-django-compressor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-django-compressor 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-compressor
Remove python-django-compressor Configurations and Data
To remove python-django-compressor configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-django-compressor
Remove python-django-compressor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-django-compressor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-django-compressor
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-compressor package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
