How To Install python3-whitenoise on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-whitenoise on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-whitenoise is static file serving for WSGI applications (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-whitenoise on Debian 10.

What is python3-whitenoise

python3-whitenoise is:

With a couple of lines of config, WhiteNoise allows your web app to serve its own static files, making it a self-contained unit that can be deployed anywhere without relying on nginx, Amazon S3 or any other external service.

This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.

There are three methods to install python3-whitenoise on Debian 10. 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-whitenoise 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-whitenoise using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-whitenoise

Install python3-whitenoise Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-whitenoise

Install python3-whitenoise 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-whitenoise using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-whitenoise

How To Uninstall python3-whitenoise on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-whitenoise

Uninstall python3-whitenoise And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-whitenoise and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-whitenoise

Remove python3-whitenoise Configurations and Data

To remove python3-whitenoise configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-whitenoise

Remove python3-whitenoise configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-whitenoise

Dependencies

python3-whitenoise have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-whitenoise package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.