How To Install python-django-downloadview on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-downloadview on Ubuntu 18.04. python-django-downloadview is efficient static file serving with Django

Introduction

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

What is python-django-downloadview

python-django-downloadview is:

django-downloadview makes it easy to serve files with Django:

  • manage files with Django (permissions, filters, generation, …);
  • files are stored somewhere or generated somehow (local filesystem, remote storage, memory…);
  • django-downloadview helps to stream the files with very little code;
  • django-downloadview helps to improve performances with reverse proxies, via mechanisms such as Nginx’s X-Accel or Apache’s X-Sendfile.

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

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

Install python-django-downloadview Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-django-downloadview

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-downloadview

How To Uninstall python-django-downloadview on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-django-downloadview

Uninstall python-django-downloadview And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-django-downloadview 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-downloadview

Remove python-django-downloadview Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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