How To Install python3-breathe on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-breathe on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-breathe is Sphinx autodox support for languages with doxygen support (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-breathe on Debian 12.

What is python3-breathe

python3-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 3.

There are three methods to install python3-breathe on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-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 python3-breathe using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-breathe

Install python3-breathe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-breathe using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-breathe

Install python3-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-breathe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-breathe

How To Uninstall python3-breathe on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-breathe package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-breathe

Uninstall python3-breathe And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-breathe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-breathe

Remove python3-breathe Configurations and Data

To remove python3-breathe configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-breathe

Remove python3-breathe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-breathe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-breathe

Dependencies

python3-breathe have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-breathe package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.