How To Install python3-sphinx-autorun on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinx-autorun on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-sphinx-autorun is Code execution extension for Sphinx (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinx-autorun on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-sphinx-autorun

python3-sphinx-autorun is:

sphinx_autorun is an extension for Sphinx that can execute the code from a runblock directive and attach the output of the execution to the document.

This package contains the extension for Sphinx running on Python 3.

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

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

Install python3-sphinx-autorun Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-sphinx-autorun

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-sphinx-autorun

How To Uninstall python3-sphinx-autorun on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-sphinx-autorun

Uninstall python3-sphinx-autorun And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-sphinx-autorun 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-autorun

Remove python3-sphinx-autorun Configurations and Data

To remove python3-sphinx-autorun configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinx-autorun package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.