How To Install python3-django-rules on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-django-rules on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-django-rules is object-level permissions for Django (Python3 version)

Introduction

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

What is python3-django-rules

python3-django-rules is:

rules is a tiny but powerful app providing object-level permissions to Django, without requiring a database. At its core, it is a generic framework for building rule-based systems, similar to decision trees. It can also be used as a standalone library in other contexts and frameworks.

This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.

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

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

Install python3-django-rules Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-django-rules

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-django-rules

How To Uninstall python3-django-rules on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-django-rules

Uninstall python3-django-rules And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-django-rules 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-rules

Remove python3-django-rules Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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