How To Install python-django-discover-runner on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-discover-runner on Debian 9. python-django-discover-runner is alternative Django test runner - Python 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-discover-runner on Debian 9.

What is python-django-discover-runner

python-django-discover-runner is:

python-django-discover-runner is an alternative Django “TEST_RUNNER” which uses the unittest2 test discovery from a base path specified in the settings, or any other module or package specified to the “test” management command, including app tests.

This package provides the Python 2.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-django-discover-runner

Install python-django-discover-runner Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-django-discover-runner

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-discover-runner

How To Uninstall python-django-discover-runner on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-django-discover-runner

Uninstall python-django-discover-runner And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-django-discover-runner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-django-discover-runner

Remove python-django-discover-runner Configurations and Data

To remove python-django-discover-runner configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-django-discover-runner

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-django-discover-runner

Dependencies

python-django-discover-runner have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-discover-runner package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.