How To Install python-setupdocs on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-setupdocs on Debian 9.
What is python-setupdocs
python-setupdocs is:
python-setupdocs is a python-setuptools plugin that automates building of docs from reStructured Text (reST) source
There are three methods to install python-setupdocs 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 python-setupdocs Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-setupdocs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-setupdocs
Install python-setupdocs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-setupdocs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-setupdocs
Install python-setupdocs 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 python-setupdocs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-setupdocs
How To Uninstall python-setupdocs on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-setupdocs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-setupdocs
Uninstall python-setupdocs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-setupdocs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-setupdocs
Remove python-setupdocs Configurations and Data
To remove python-setupdocs configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-setupdocs
Remove python-setupdocs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-setupdocs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-setupdocs
Dependencies
python-setupdocs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-setupdocs package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
