How To Install python3-sphinx-rst-builder on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinx-rst-builder on Ubuntu 22.04. python3-sphinx-rst-builder is Sphinx builder for reST (reStructuredText) files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinx-rst-builder on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is python3-sphinx-rst-builder

python3-sphinx-rst-builder is:

Sphinx extension to build reST (reStructuredText) files.

This extension is in particular useful to use in combination with the autodoc extension to automatically generate documentation for use by any rst parser (such as the GitHub wiki).

This package contains the Python3 library for sphinx-rst-builder

There are three methods to install python3-sphinx-rst-builder on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-sphinx-rst-builder Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-sphinx-rst-builder using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-sphinx-rst-builder

Install python3-sphinx-rst-builder Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-sphinx-rst-builder using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-sphinx-rst-builder

Install python3-sphinx-rst-builder 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 python3-sphinx-rst-builder using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-sphinx-rst-builder

How To Uninstall python3-sphinx-rst-builder on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the python3-sphinx-rst-builder package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-sphinx-rst-builder

Uninstall python3-sphinx-rst-builder And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-sphinx-rst-builder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sphinx-rst-builder

Remove python3-sphinx-rst-builder Configurations and Data

To remove python3-sphinx-rst-builder configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sphinx-rst-builder

Remove python3-sphinx-rst-builder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-sphinx-rst-builder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-sphinx-rst-builder

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinx-rst-builder package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.