How To Install python-sphinx-argparse on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sphinx-argparse on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-sphinx-argparse
python-sphinx-argparse is:
sphinx-argparse is an extension for Sphinx (Python documentation generator) that allows one to generate documentation for command line tools using argparse (command-line parsing library) automatically.
This package contains the extension for Sphinx running on Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-sphinx-argparse 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-sphinx-argparse 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-sphinx-argparse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sphinx-argparse
Install python-sphinx-argparse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sphinx-argparse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sphinx-argparse
Install python-sphinx-argparse 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-sphinx-argparse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sphinx-argparse
How To Uninstall python-sphinx-argparse on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-sphinx-argparse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sphinx-argparse
Uninstall python-sphinx-argparse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sphinx-argparse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sphinx-argparse
Remove python-sphinx-argparse Configurations and Data
To remove python-sphinx-argparse configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sphinx-argparse
Remove python-sphinx-argparse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sphinx-argparse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sphinx-argparse
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sphinx-argparse package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
