How To Install python-sorl-thumbnail on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sorl-thumbnail on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-sorl-thumbnail
python-sorl-thumbnail is:
sorl-thumbnail provides a convenient way to create and manage image thumbnails in a Django project. It offers integration into several parts of Django like the admin system by showing thumbnails for ImageFields or through a ImageField that also takes care of deleting thumbnail files when the referencing object is removed.
Other features include:
- Django storage support
- Pluggable Engine support (PIL, pgmagick, ImageMagick, GraphicsMagick, or Wand)
- Pluggable Key Value Store support (Django cache, redis)
- Pluggable Backend support (i.e. different thumbnail filename schema)
- Dummy generation (placeholders)
- Flexible, simple syntax, generates no html
- CSS style cropping options
- Margin calculation for vertical positioning
There are three methods to install python-sorl-thumbnail 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-sorl-thumbnail 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-sorl-thumbnail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sorl-thumbnail
Install python-sorl-thumbnail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sorl-thumbnail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sorl-thumbnail
Install python-sorl-thumbnail 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-sorl-thumbnail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sorl-thumbnail
How To Uninstall python-sorl-thumbnail on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-sorl-thumbnail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sorl-thumbnail
Uninstall python-sorl-thumbnail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sorl-thumbnail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sorl-thumbnail
Remove python-sorl-thumbnail Configurations and Data
To remove python-sorl-thumbnail configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sorl-thumbnail
Remove python-sorl-thumbnail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sorl-thumbnail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sorl-thumbnail
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sorl-thumbnail package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
