How To Install python3-django-model-utils on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-django-model-utils on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-django-model-utils is Django model mixins and utilities — Python 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-django-model-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-django-model-utils

python3-django-model-utils is:

Django is a high-level web application framework that loosely follows the model-view-controller design pattern.

The ‘django-model-utils’ library provides some mixins and utilities for Django:

  • QueryManager: one-line definition of Managers returning a custom QuerySet.
  • InheritanceCastModel: more efficient use of model inheritance
  • TimeStampedModel: self-updating ‘created’ and ‘modified’ fields.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-django-model-utils 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 python3-django-model-utils 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-model-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-django-model-utils

Install python3-django-model-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-django-model-utils

Install python3-django-model-utils 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 python3-django-model-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-django-model-utils

How To Uninstall python3-django-model-utils on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-django-model-utils

Uninstall python3-django-model-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-django-model-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-django-model-utils

Remove python3-django-model-utils Configurations and Data

To remove python3-django-model-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-django-model-utils

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-django-model-utils

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-django-model-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.