How To Install pypy-doc on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-doc on Debian 9.

What is pypy-doc

pypy-doc is:

The Developer documentation for PyPy. This mostly covers the internals of PyPy, and development of PyPy itself.

PyPy is a fast, compliant alternative implementation of the Python language (2.7).

There are three methods to install pypy-doc 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 pypy-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pypy-doc

Install pypy-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pypy-doc

Install pypy-doc 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 pypy-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pypy-doc

How To Uninstall pypy-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the pypy-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pypy-doc

Uninstall pypy-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-doc

Remove pypy-doc Configurations and Data

To remove pypy-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-doc

Remove pypy-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pypy-doc

Dependencies

pypy-doc have the following dependencies:

• dpkg
• libjs-sphinxdoc

References

• pypy-doc website

Summary

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