How To Install python-whitenoise on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-whitenoise on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-whitenoise
python-whitenoise is:
With a couple of lines of config, WhiteNoise allows your web app to serve its own static files, making it a self-contained unit that can be deployed anywhere without relying on nginx, Amazon S3 or any other external service.
This package contains the Python 2 version of the library.
There are three methods to install python-whitenoise 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-whitenoise 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-whitenoise using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-whitenoise
Install python-whitenoise Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-whitenoise using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-whitenoise
Install python-whitenoise 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-whitenoise using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-whitenoise
How To Uninstall python-whitenoise on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-whitenoise package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-whitenoise
Uninstall python-whitenoise And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-whitenoise and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-whitenoise
Remove python-whitenoise Configurations and Data
To remove python-whitenoise configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-whitenoise
Remove python-whitenoise configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-whitenoise configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-whitenoise
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-whitenoise package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
