How To Install python3-django-modeltranslation on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-django-modeltranslation on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-django-modeltranslation is Translate dynamic content of Django models (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-django-modeltranslation

python3-django-modeltranslation is:

The modeltranslation application can be used to translate dynamic content of existing models to an arbitrary number of languages without having to change the original model classes. It uses a registration approach (comparable to Django’s admin app) to be able to add translations to existing or new projects and is fully integrated into the Django admin backend.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

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

Install python3-django-modeltranslation Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-django-modeltranslation

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-django-modeltranslation

How To Uninstall python3-django-modeltranslation on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-django-modeltranslation

Uninstall python3-django-modeltranslation And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-django-modeltranslation 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-modeltranslation

Remove python3-django-modeltranslation Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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