How To Install python3-sphinx-argparse on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinx-argparse on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-sphinx-argparse
python3-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 3.
There are three methods to install python3-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 python3-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 python3-sphinx-argparse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-sphinx-argparse
Install python3-sphinx-argparse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-sphinx-argparse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-sphinx-argparse
Install python3-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 python3-sphinx-argparse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-sphinx-argparse
How To Uninstall python3-sphinx-argparse on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-sphinx-argparse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-sphinx-argparse
Uninstall python3-sphinx-argparse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-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 python3-sphinx-argparse
Remove python3-sphinx-argparse Configurations and Data
To remove python3-sphinx-argparse configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sphinx-argparse
Remove python3-sphinx-argparse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-sphinx-argparse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-sphinx-argparse
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinx-argparse package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
