How To Install mkdocs-redirects on Debian 12

Learn how to install mkdocs-redirects on Debian 12 with this tutorial. mkdocs-redirects is Plugin for mkdocs to create page redirects

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mkdocs-redirects on Debian 12.

What is mkdocs-redirects

mkdocs-redirects is:

MkDocs is a fast, simple and downright gorgeous static site generator that’s geared towards building project documentation. Documentation source files are written in Markdown, and configured with a single YAML configuration file.

This package contains an addon for mkdocs to create page redirects (e.g. for moved/renamed pages).

There are three methods to install mkdocs-redirects on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mkdocs-redirects Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mkdocs-redirects using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mkdocs-redirects

Install mkdocs-redirects Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mkdocs-redirects using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mkdocs-redirects

Install mkdocs-redirects 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 mkdocs-redirects using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mkdocs-redirects

How To Uninstall mkdocs-redirects on Debian 12

To uninstall only the mkdocs-redirects package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mkdocs-redirects

Uninstall mkdocs-redirects And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mkdocs-redirects and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkdocs-redirects

Remove mkdocs-redirects Configurations and Data

To remove mkdocs-redirects configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mkdocs-redirects

Remove mkdocs-redirects configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mkdocs-redirects configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mkdocs-redirects

Dependencies

mkdocs-redirects have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mkdocs-redirects package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.