How To Install mkdocstrings-python-legacy on Debian 12

Learn how to install mkdocstrings-python-legacy on Debian 12 with this tutorial. mkdocstrings-python-legacy is Legacy Python handler for mkdocstrings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mkdocstrings-python-legacy on Debian 12.

What is mkdocstrings-python-legacy

mkdocstrings-python-legacy 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 legacy Python handler usable within mkdocstrings.

There are three methods to install mkdocstrings-python-legacy 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 mkdocstrings-python-legacy Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mkdocstrings-python-legacy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mkdocstrings-python-legacy

Install mkdocstrings-python-legacy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mkdocstrings-python-legacy

Install mkdocstrings-python-legacy 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 mkdocstrings-python-legacy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mkdocstrings-python-legacy

How To Uninstall mkdocstrings-python-legacy on Debian 12

To uninstall only the mkdocstrings-python-legacy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mkdocstrings-python-legacy

Uninstall mkdocstrings-python-legacy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mkdocstrings-python-legacy

Remove mkdocstrings-python-legacy Configurations and Data

To remove mkdocstrings-python-legacy configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mkdocstrings-python-legacy

Remove mkdocstrings-python-legacy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mkdocstrings-python-legacy

Dependencies

mkdocstrings-python-legacy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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