How To Install python-django-recurrence on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-recurrence on Ubuntu 18.04. python-django-recurrence is Django utility wrapping dateutil.rrule

Introduction

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

What is python-django-recurrence

python-django-recurrence is:

django-recurrence is a utility for working with recurring dates in Django.

It provides:

  • Recurrence/Rule objects using a subset of rfc2445 (wraps dateutil.rrule) for specifying recurring date/times
  • RecurrenceField for storing recurring datetimes in the database
  • a JavaScript widget

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

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

Install python-django-recurrence Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-django-recurrence

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-recurrence

How To Uninstall python-django-recurrence on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-django-recurrence

Uninstall python-django-recurrence And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-django-recurrence 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-recurrence

Remove python-django-recurrence Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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