Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Recommended way of installing Django is using easy_install, Easy_install is a python module used to install, update and manage python packages. To use easy install you need to install python setup tools, Open a terminal and execute the following command.
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For Ubuntu 13.10 / 13.04 / 12.10 / 12.04 / Linux Mint
sudo apt-get install python-setuptools
For Fedora 19 / 18 / 17 / 16 / Cent OS
sudo yum install python-setuptools
After Install python setup tools, you can use easy_install to install the Django or Update to the latest version.
sudo easy_install django
Alternate method
Download Django from official site. Open a terminal and move the directory to the downloaded directory, for example if the downloaded file is in Downloads directory use the below command
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cd Downloads
Now extract the tar file.
tar xzvf Django-1.5.4.tar.gz
After extracting it, Move to extracted django directory.
cd Django-1.5.4
Now run the following command to install it.
sudo python setup.py install
Another recommended way for development is using virtualenv, Check the following links.
