How To Install python-django-fsm on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-fsm on Ubuntu 18.04. python-django-fsm is Django friendly finite state machine support

Introduction

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

What is python-django-fsm

python-django-fsm is:

django-fsm adds declarative states management for django models. Instead of adding some state field to a django model, and managing its values by hand, you could use FSMState field and mark model methods with the transition decorator. Your method could contain the side-effects of the state change.

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

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

Install python-django-fsm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-django-fsm

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-fsm

How To Uninstall python-django-fsm on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-django-fsm

Uninstall python-django-fsm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-django-fsm 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-fsm

Remove python-django-fsm Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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