How To Install python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag on Debian 9.
What is python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag
python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag is:
This package contains the nwdiag Sphinx extension. This extension enable you to insert network diagrams in your Sphinx document. This renders block diagrams by using python-nwdiag.
There are three methods to install python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag 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.nwdiag 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.nwdiag using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag
Install python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag
Install python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag 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.nwdiag using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag
How To Uninstall python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag
Uninstall python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag
Remove python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag Configurations and Data
To remove python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag
Remove python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag
Dependencies
python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sphinxcontrib.nwdiag package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
