$ aptitude install python-2.7 python-pip
$ pip install virtualenv

change to your workdir and start venv and install django

$ mkdir -p ~/workspace/django
$ cd ~/workspace/django
$ virtualenv myenv
$ source myenv/bin/activate
(myenv) $ pip install django

note: to leave a virtualenv, type: deactivate

(myenv) $ django-admin startproject sample
(myenv) $ cd sample/
(myenv) $ ls

• manage.py (points to settings file in proj)
• sample/init.py (indicate packages to compiler)
• sample/urls.py (holds the urls)
• sample/settings.py (apps, database settings)
• sample/wsgi.py (request and response)

(myenv) $ manage.py runserver

webserver should've started and be accessible on http://localhost:8000

this can be useful if you start inside a VM and want to access your project from the host system

(myenv) $ manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

build migrations of changed models

$ manage.py makemigrations

apply migrations

$ manage.py migrate

$ django-admin.py makemessages --ignore=myenv/* -a -l de -v3

myenv/* holds my virtualenv

$ django-admin.py compilemessages