How To Install doxypy on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install doxypy on Debian 9.
What is doxypy
doxypy is:
doxypy is an input filter for Doxygen. It reformats Python comments to conform to Doxygen documentation blocks. This makes it possible to use the Doxygen/Javadoc syntax inside of docstrings when writing code documentation and automatically generate API documentation out of it instead of being forced to use non-Python documentation blocks or to document code redundantly.
There are three methods to install doxypy on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install doxypy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install doxypy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install doxypy
Install doxypy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install doxypy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install doxypy
Install doxypy Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install doxypy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install doxypy
How To Uninstall doxypy on Debian 9
To uninstall only the doxypy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove doxypy
Uninstall doxypy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall doxypy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove doxypy
Remove doxypy Configurations and Data
To remove doxypy configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge doxypy
Remove doxypy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove doxypy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge doxypy
Dependencies
doxypy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install doxypy package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
