How To Install python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput on Ubuntu 18.04. python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput is insert the output of arbitrary commands into documents - Python 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput

python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput is:

sphinxcontrib-programoutput is a Sphinx extension to literally insert the output of arbitrary commands into documents, helping you to keep your command examples up to date.

This package provides the Python 2.x module.

There are three methods to install python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput 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-sphinxcontrib.programoutput 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.programoutput using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput

Install python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput

Install python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput 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-sphinxcontrib.programoutput using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput

How To Uninstall python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput

Uninstall python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput

Remove python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput Configurations and Data

To remove python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput

Remove python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sphinxcontrib.programoutput

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Summary

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