How To Install sphinx-basic-ng on Debian 12

Learn how to install sphinx-basic-ng on Debian 12 with this tutorial. sphinx-basic-ng is modern base for Sphinx themes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sphinx-basic-ng on Debian 12.

What is sphinx-basic-ng

sphinx-basic-ng is:

Sphinx-basic-ng is a modern base for Sphinx themes, providing shared implementation of common components and a three-column layout to build upon.

There are three methods to install sphinx-basic-ng 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 sphinx-basic-ng Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sphinx-basic-ng using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sphinx-basic-ng

Install sphinx-basic-ng Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sphinx-basic-ng

Install sphinx-basic-ng 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 sphinx-basic-ng using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sphinx-basic-ng

How To Uninstall sphinx-basic-ng on Debian 12

To uninstall only the sphinx-basic-ng package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sphinx-basic-ng

Uninstall sphinx-basic-ng And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sphinx-basic-ng and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sphinx-basic-ng

Remove sphinx-basic-ng Configurations and Data

To remove sphinx-basic-ng configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sphinx-basic-ng

Remove sphinx-basic-ng configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sphinx-basic-ng

Dependencies

sphinx-basic-ng have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sphinx-basic-ng package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.