How To Install python3-django-cleanup on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-django-cleanup on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-django-cleanup is Clean up old files for Djangos FileField and ImageField

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-django-cleanup on Debian 12.

What is python3-django-cleanup

python3-django-cleanup is:

The django-cleanup app automatically deletes files for FileField, ImageField and subclasses. When a FileField’s value is changed and the model is saved, the old file is deleted. When a model that has a FileField is deleted, the file is also deleted. A file that is set as the FileField’s default value will not be deleted.

There are three methods to install python3-django-cleanup on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-django-cleanup Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-django-cleanup using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-django-cleanup

Install python3-django-cleanup Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-django-cleanup using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-django-cleanup

Install python3-django-cleanup 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-django-cleanup using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-django-cleanup

How To Uninstall python3-django-cleanup on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-django-cleanup package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-django-cleanup

Uninstall python3-django-cleanup And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-django-cleanup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-django-cleanup

Remove python3-django-cleanup Configurations and Data

To remove python3-django-cleanup configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-django-cleanup

Remove python3-django-cleanup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-django-cleanup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-django-cleanup

Dependencies

python3-django-cleanup have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-django-cleanup package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.