Adding PIL support for Django in Ubuntu

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:58:00 -0400

For some reason that i don’t understand yet, install PIL from pip in Ubuntu simply doesn’t work, at this point i’ve found a possible solution, installing it by hand.

All we need is download PIL from here extract whenever you want:

Navigate inside the directory Imaging.x.x.x
Open the “setup.py” file with your favorite editor
Go to line 214 and above add add_directory(library_dirs, “/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu”) if you’re using a 32 bits distro or add_directory(library_dirs, “/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu”) for 64 bits ones.
After saving the file simply run “python setup.py install” and wait for a moment.

In some cases it can be necessary install libjpeg, zlib and freetype first.

Install Oracle Java 7 in Ubuntu

Fri, 04 May 2012 10:48:00 -0400

If you want to install Oracle Java 7 in Ubuntu 12.04 try this: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java ; sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get install oracle-jdk7-installer

Very easy and straight forward…

It's all about doing...

Adding PIL support for Django in Ubuntu

Install Oracle Java 7 in Ubuntu