How To Install python-breathe on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-breathe on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-breathe
python-breathe is:
Breathe provides a bridge between the Sphinx and doxygen documentation systems. It enables Sphinx to generate autodoc for languages other than Python with the help of doxygen. It also allows one to embed reStructuredText in doxygen markup.
This package provides the module for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-breathe on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-breathe 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-breathe using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-breathe
Install python-breathe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-breathe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-breathe
Install python-breathe 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 python-breathe using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-breathe
How To Uninstall python-breathe on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-breathe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-breathe
Uninstall python-breathe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-breathe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-breathe
Remove python-breathe Configurations and Data
To remove python-breathe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-breathe
Remove python-breathe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-breathe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-breathe
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-breathe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
