[2 min installs] Django on Ubuntu

Here is how to install Django framework on Ubuntu 20.04 in under two minutes:

Step 0 - Install python

Before we start it is important to check if python in already installed on your system. To do that, run the following command:

python

If python is not installed on your system, install it using the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install python3.10

Step 1 - Install pip

For the remaining steps, you will need pip. Run the following command to upgrade your python version to support pip.

python -m ensurepip --upgrade

Then download pip script from the official source.

Now, navigate to the destination, where the script was downloaded and run the following command:

python get-pip.py

Step 2 (Optional) - Create virtual environment

In this optional step, you will create a virtual environment. If you choose to skip this step, Django will be installed globally on your system.

Create the virtual environment:

python3 -m venv nameoftheenv

Activate the environment:

source nameoftheenv/bin/activate

Step 3 - Install Django

Finally, install the Django framework by running the following command:

python -m pip install Django

That’s it

You have installed the Django framework and now you are ready to build web applications on python.

Article by

Jenda Tovarys

Jenda leads Growth at Better Stack. For the past 5 years, Jenda has been writing about exciting learnings from working with hundreds of developers across the world. When he's not spreading the word about the amazing software built at Better Stack, he enjoys traveling, hiking, reading, and playing tennis.

Got an article suggestion? Let us know

Next article

[2 min installs] Laravel on Ubuntu

→

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.