How To Install python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi on Debian 9.
What is python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi
python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi is:
This extension to Sphinx make it possible to generate REST API documentation for the OpenStack API as described in the official API web site at http://api.openstack.org/
This package is a transitional dummy package.
There are three methods to install python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi 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 python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi 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-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi
Install python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi
Install python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi 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 python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi
How To Uninstall python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi
Uninstall python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi
Remove python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi Configurations and Data
To remove python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi
Remove python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi
Dependencies
python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sphinxcontrib-docbookrestapi package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.