How To Install python-django-picklefield on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-picklefield on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-django-picklefield
python-django-picklefield is:
django-picklefield provides an implementation of a pickled object field for the Django framework. Such fields can contain any picklable objects.
It is useful for storing just about anything in the database when there isn’t a ‘proper’ field for the job. PickledObjectField is database-agnostic, and should work with any database backend you can throw at it. You can pass in any Python object and it will automatically be converted behind the scenes. You never have to manually pickle or unpickle anything.
There are three methods to install python-django-picklefield 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-picklefield 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-picklefield using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-django-picklefield
Install python-django-picklefield Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-django-picklefield using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-django-picklefield
Install python-django-picklefield 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-picklefield using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-django-picklefield
How To Uninstall python-django-picklefield on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-django-picklefield package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-django-picklefield
Uninstall python-django-picklefield And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-django-picklefield 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-picklefield
Remove python-django-picklefield Configurations and Data
To remove python-django-picklefield configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-django-picklefield
Remove python-django-picklefield configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-django-picklefield configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-django-picklefield
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-picklefield package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
