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How to Uninstall Django in Ubuntu

Django is a popular framework to develop python-based websites. Sometimes you may need to remove Django completely to install a new version, or upgrade it. Here is how to uninstall Django in Ubuntu.


How to Uninstall Django in Ubuntu

Here are the steps to uninstall Django completely in Linux. It is quite easy. There are multiple ways to remove Django, depending on how you installed it.

Open terminal and run the following commands, depending on your installation.


Also read : How to install Django in Ubuntu


Uninstall Django using pip

If you want to confirm whether Django was installed using pip, run the following command. You will see django version as output

# pip freeze | grep Django
# Django==1.5

If you installed Django using pip tool, then run the following command to remove Django

python 2.x

# sudo pip uninstall django

python 3.x

# sudo pip3 uninstall django

Also read : How to Upgrade Python in Ubuntu


Uninstall Django using apt-get

If you had installed Django using apt-get then run the following command to remove it.

# sudo apt-get remove python-django

That’s it! Django will be uninstalled from your system.


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