How To Install python-setupdocs on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-setupdocs on Ubuntu 18.04. python-setupdocs is setuptools plugin that automates building of docs from reST source

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-setupdocs on Ubuntu 18.04.

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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04

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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-setupdocs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.