How To Install python-django-webpack-loader on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-webpack-loader on Ubuntu 18.04. python-django-webpack-loader is Transparently use webpack with Django (Python2 version)

Introduction

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

What is python-django-webpack-loader

python-django-webpack-loader is:

Use webpack to generate your static bundles without Django’s staticfiles or opaque wrappers.

Django webpack loader consumes the output generated by webpack-bundle-tracker and lets you use the generated bundles in Django.

This package contains the Python 2 version of the library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-django-webpack-loader

Install python-django-webpack-loader Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-django-webpack-loader

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-webpack-loader

How To Uninstall python-django-webpack-loader on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-django-webpack-loader

Uninstall python-django-webpack-loader And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-django-webpack-loader 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-webpack-loader

Remove python-django-webpack-loader Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-django-webpack-loader

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-django-webpack-loader

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Summary

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