How To Install python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml is PlantUML extension for Sphinx - Python 3.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml

python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml is:

Once you enable this extension, a very simple string like this: “Alice -> Bob: Hi!” will create a nice UML schema. WIth PlantUML, you can specify things like height, width, scale, caption and so on. For details, please see PlantUML documentation at: http://plantuml.sourceforge.net/.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml 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-sphinxcontrib.plantuml 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.plantuml using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml

Install python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml

Install python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml 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-sphinxcontrib.plantuml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml

How To Uninstall python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml

Uninstall python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml

Remove python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml Configurations and Data

To remove python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml

Remove python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-sphinxcontrib.plantuml

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Summary

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