How To Install python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface on Ubuntu 18.04. python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface is Sphinx extension to generate API docs from Zope interfaces (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface

python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface is:

This package defines an extension for the Sphinx documentation system. The extension allows generation of API documentation by introspection of zope.interface instances in code.

This package contains the Python 2 module.

There are three methods to install python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface 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-repoze.sphinx.autointerface 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-repoze.sphinx.autointerface using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface

Install python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface

Install python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface 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-repoze.sphinx.autointerface using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface

How To Uninstall python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface

Uninstall python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface

Remove python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface Configurations and Data

To remove python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface

Remove python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-repoze.sphinx.autointerface package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.