How To Install python3-sphinx on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinx on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-sphinx
python3-sphinx is:
Sphinx is a tool for producing documentation for Python projects, using reStructuredText as markup language.
Sphinx features:
- HTML, CHM, LaTeX output,
- Cross-referencing source code,
- Automatic indices,
- Code highlighting, using Pygments,
- Extensibility. Existing extensions:
- automatic testing of code snippets,
- including docstrings from Python modules.
This package includes Python 3 modules.
There are three methods to install python3-sphinx on Ubuntu 20.04. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-sphinx
Install python3-sphinx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-sphinx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-sphinx
Install python3-sphinx 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-sphinx
How To Uninstall python3-sphinx on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-sphinx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-sphinx
Uninstall python3-sphinx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-sphinx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sphinx
Remove python3-sphinx Configurations and Data
To remove python3-sphinx configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sphinx
Remove python3-sphinx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-sphinx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-sphinx
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinx package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
