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Python SC Package Installation Guide (Linux)

Posted onAuthorDana Diaz

Software Versions

Use the following software versions to ensure compatibility and optimal performance on macOs systems:

  • Python: 3.12.x
  • pip: 25.x (bundled with Python 3.12.x and installed automatically)
  • Django: 5.2.x 
  • XAMPP: 8.2.x
  • MariaDB: 10.6.x – 11.x

Installer Links

Google Chrome
Sublime Text
Git
Python
XAMPP

Installation Instruction Links

Refer to the links below to download the official installers and access detailed step-by-step installation instructions:

Google Chrome
Sublime Text
Git
Python
Django
XAMPP
MariaDB

Google Chrome

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Step 1: Download and Install Chrome

Refer to this link and follow the instructions to set up the Chrome browser on Linux: Set up Chrome browser on Linux

Sublime Text

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Step 1: Install Sublime Text by opening a Terminal and executing the following commands

sudo apt update
wget -qO- https://download.sublimetext.com/sublimehq-pub.gpg | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/sublimehq.gpg > /dev/null
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/sublimehq.gpg] https://download.sublimetext.com/ apt/stable/" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sublime-text.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install sublime-text -y

Step 2: Verify Installation

subl --version

Git

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Step 1: Install Git by opening a Terminal and executing the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git -y

Step 2: Verify Installation

git --version

Python

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Step 1: Install Python by opening a Terminal and executing the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install software-properties-common -y
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa -y
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3.12 python3.12-venv python3.12-distutils -y

Step 2: Verify Installation

python3.12 --version

Step 3: Install pip.

sudo apt install python3-pip -y

Step 4: Verify Installation

python3.12 -m pip --version

Django

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Step 1: Install Django by opening a Terminal and running the following command:

python -m pip install Django==5.2.7

Step 2: Verify Installation

python -m django --version

XAMPP

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Step 1: Go to the official XAMPP website.

Step 2:  Install XAMPP by opening a Terminal and executing the following commands:

chmod +x xampp-linux-x64-8.2.12-0-installer.run
sudo ./xampp-linux-x64-8.2.12-0-installer.run
sudo ln -s /opt/lampp/bin/php /usr/bin/php
php --version
php -r "unlink('composer-setup.php');"

Step 3: Start XAMPP

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

Step 4: Verify Installation

http://localhost/phpmyadmin

You should see the phpMyAdmin dashboard.

MariaDB

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Step 1: Add Repository and Install MariaDB by opening a Terminal and executing the following commands:

sudo apt install curl software-properties-common dirmngr ca-certificates apt-transport-https -y
curl -LsS https://r.mariadb.com/downloads/mariadb_repo_setup | sudo bash -s -- --mariadb-server-version="mariadb-10.11" --os-version="$(lsb_release -cs)"
sudo apt update
sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client -y

Step 2: Start and Enable MariaDB

sudo systemctl enable mariadb
sudo systemctl start mariadb

Step 3: Verify Installation

mariadb --version

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