How To Install sphinx-doc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install sphinx-doc on Kali Linux. sphinx-doc is documentation generator for Python projects - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sphinx-doc on Kali Linux.

What is sphinx-doc

sphinx-doc is:

Sphinx is a tool for producing documentation for Python projects, using reStructuredText as markup language.

This package includes documentation of Sphinx itself.

There are three methods to install sphinx-doc on Kali Linux. 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-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sphinx-doc

Install sphinx-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sphinx-doc

Install sphinx-doc Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install sphinx-doc

How To Uninstall sphinx-doc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove sphinx-doc

Uninstall sphinx-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sphinx-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sphinx-doc

Remove sphinx-doc Configurations and Data

To remove sphinx-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sphinx-doc

Remove sphinx-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sphinx-doc

Dependencies

sphinx-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sphinx-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.