How To Install python-sphinx-testing on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sphinx-testing on Debian 9. python-sphinx-testing is testing utility for Sphinx extensions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sphinx-testing on Debian 9.

What is python-sphinx-testing

python-sphinx-testing is:

sphinx-testing provides testing utility classes and functions for Sphinx extensions. See also pydoc sphinx_testing.

There are three methods to install python-sphinx-testing 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-sphinx-testing 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-sphinx-testing using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-sphinx-testing

Install python-sphinx-testing Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-sphinx-testing using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-sphinx-testing

Install python-sphinx-testing 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-sphinx-testing using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-sphinx-testing

How To Uninstall python-sphinx-testing on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-sphinx-testing package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-sphinx-testing

Uninstall python-sphinx-testing And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-sphinx-testing and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sphinx-testing

Remove python-sphinx-testing Configurations and Data

To remove python-sphinx-testing configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-sphinx-testing

Remove python-sphinx-testing configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-sphinx-testing configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sphinx-testing

Dependencies

python-sphinx-testing have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sphinx-testing package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.