How To Install python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder on Debian 12.
What is python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder
python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder is:
This extension is in particular useful to use in combination with the autodoc extension. In this combination, autodoc generates the documentation based on docstrings, and restbuilder outputs the result are reStructuredText (.rst) files.
In order to use it, add sphinxcontrib.restbuilder into the extensions list of your Sphinx configuration file (conf.py)
This package contains the Python 3 version.
There are three methods to install python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder 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.restbuilder 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.restbuilder using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder
Install python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder
Install python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder 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.restbuilder using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder
How To Uninstall python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder
Uninstall python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder
Remove python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder Configurations and Data
To remove python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder
Remove python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder
Dependencies
python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sphinxcontrib.restbuilder package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
