How To Install python3-sorl-thumbnail on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sorl-thumbnail on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-sorl-thumbnail
python3-sorl-thumbnail is:
sorl-thumbnail provides a convenient way to create and manage image thumbnails in a Django project. It offers integration into several parts of Django like the admin system by showing thumbnails for ImageFields or through a ImageField that also takes care of deleting thumbnail files when the referencing object is removed.
Other features include:
- Django storage support
- Pluggable Engine support (PIL, ImageMagick, GraphicsMagick, or Wand)
- Pluggable Key Value Store support (Django cache, redis)
- Pluggable Backend support (i.e. different thumbnail filename schema)
- Dummy generation (placeholders)
- Flexible, simple syntax, generates no html
- CSS style cropping options
- Margin calculation for vertical positioning
This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.
There are three methods to install python3-sorl-thumbnail 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-sorl-thumbnail 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-sorl-thumbnail using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-sorl-thumbnail
Install python3-sorl-thumbnail Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-sorl-thumbnail using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-sorl-thumbnail
Install python3-sorl-thumbnail 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-sorl-thumbnail using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-sorl-thumbnail
How To Uninstall python3-sorl-thumbnail on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-sorl-thumbnail package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-sorl-thumbnail
Uninstall python3-sorl-thumbnail And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-sorl-thumbnail and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sorl-thumbnail
Remove python3-sorl-thumbnail Configurations and Data
To remove python3-sorl-thumbnail configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sorl-thumbnail
Remove python3-sorl-thumbnail configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-sorl-thumbnail configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-sorl-thumbnail
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sorl-thumbnail package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
