How To Install python3-sphinx-automodapi on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-sphinx-automodapi on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-sphinx-automodapi is Sphinx extension for auto-generating API documentation for modules

Introduction

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

What is python3-sphinx-automodapi

python3-sphinx-automodapi is:

This is a Sphinx extension to automatically generate API pages for whole modules. It was originally developed for the Astropy project but is now available as a standalone package since it can be used for any other package.

There are three methods to install python3-sphinx-automodapi 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-sphinx-automodapi 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-automodapi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-sphinx-automodapi

Install python3-sphinx-automodapi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-sphinx-automodapi

Install python3-sphinx-automodapi 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-sphinx-automodapi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-sphinx-automodapi

How To Uninstall python3-sphinx-automodapi on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-sphinx-automodapi

Uninstall python3-sphinx-automodapi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sphinx-automodapi

Remove python3-sphinx-automodapi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sphinx-automodapi

Remove python3-sphinx-automodapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-sphinx-automodapi

Dependencies

python3-sphinx-automodapi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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