How To Install python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc on Debian 12.
What is python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc
python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc is:
sphinx-apidoc is a tool for automatic generation of Sphinx sources that, using the autodoc sphinx_autodoc extension, documents a whole package in the style of other automatic API documentation tools. sphinx-apidoc does not actually build documentation - rather it simply generates it. As a result, it must be run before sphinx-build.
This package contains the Python 3.x module.
There are three methods to install python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc 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-sphinxcontrib.apidoc 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-sphinxcontrib.apidoc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc
Install python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc
Install python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc 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-sphinxcontrib.apidoc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc
How To Uninstall python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc
Uninstall python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc
Remove python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc Configurations and Data
To remove python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc
Remove python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc
Dependencies
python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinxcontrib.apidoc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
