How To Install sphinx-rtd-theme-common on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install sphinx-rtd-theme-common on Debian 9. sphinx-rtd-theme-common is sphinx theme from readthedocs.org (common files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sphinx-rtd-theme-common on Debian 9.

What is sphinx-rtd-theme-common

sphinx-rtd-theme-common is:

This mobile-friendly sphinx theme was initially created for readthedocs.org, but can be incorporated in any project.

Among other things, it features a left panel with a browseable table of contents, and a search bar.

This package contains the common files used by the theme.

There are three methods to install sphinx-rtd-theme-common on Debian 9. 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-rtd-theme-common 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-rtd-theme-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sphinx-rtd-theme-common

Install sphinx-rtd-theme-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sphinx-rtd-theme-common

Install sphinx-rtd-theme-common 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-rtd-theme-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sphinx-rtd-theme-common

How To Uninstall sphinx-rtd-theme-common on Debian 9

To uninstall only the sphinx-rtd-theme-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sphinx-rtd-theme-common

Uninstall sphinx-rtd-theme-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sphinx-rtd-theme-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sphinx-rtd-theme-common

Remove sphinx-rtd-theme-common Configurations and Data

To remove sphinx-rtd-theme-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sphinx-rtd-theme-common

Remove sphinx-rtd-theme-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sphinx-rtd-theme-common

Dependencies

sphinx-rtd-theme-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sphinx-rtd-theme-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.