How To Install python-django on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django on Debian 9.
What is python-django
python-django is:
Django is a high-level web application framework that loosely follows the model-view-controller design pattern.
Python’s equivalent to Ruby on Rails, Django lets you build complex data-driven websites quickly and easily - Django focuses on automating as much as possible and adhering to the “Don’t Repeat Yourself” (DRY) principle.
Django additionally emphasizes reusability and “pluggability” of components; many generic third-party “applications” are available to enhance projects or to simply to reduce development time even further.
Notable features include:
- An object-relational mapper (ORM)
- Automatic admin interface
- Elegant URL dispatcher
- Form serialization and validation system
- Templating system
- Lightweight, standalone web server for development and testing
- Internationalization support
- Testing framework and client
This package is built for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-django on Debian 9. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-django
Install python-django Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-django using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-django
Install python-django 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-django using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-django
How To Uninstall python-django on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-django package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-django
Uninstall python-django And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-django and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-django
Remove python-django Configurations and Data
To remove python-django configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-django
Remove python-django configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-django configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-django
Dependencies
python-django have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.