How To Install python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain on Debian 9. python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain is Sphinx domain for HTTP APIs - transition package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain on Debian 9.

What is python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain

python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain is:

This contrib extension, sphinxcontrib.httpdomain provides a Sphinx domain for describing RESTful HTTP APIs. It generates RESTful HTTP API reference documentation from a Flask application??s routing table, similar to sphinx.ext.autodoc.

This is a metapackage for the transition to python-sphinxcontrib.httpdomain.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain

Install python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain

Install python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain 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-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain

How To Uninstall python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain

Uninstall python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain

Remove python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain

Remove python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain

Dependencies

python-sphinxcontrib-httpdomain have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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