How To Install php-apigen on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-apigen on Debian 9. php-apigen is PHP source code API generator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-apigen on Debian 9.

What is php-apigen

php-apigen is:

ApiGen is the tool for creating professional API documentation from PHP source code, similar to discontinued phpDocumentor/phpDoc. ApiGen has support for PHP 5.3 namespaces, packages, linking between documentation, cross referencing to PHP standard classes and general documentation, creation of highlighted source code and experimental support for PHP 5.4 traits.

There are three methods to install php-apigen 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 php-apigen Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php-apigen using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-apigen

Install php-apigen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-apigen

Install php-apigen 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 php-apigen using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-apigen

How To Uninstall php-apigen on Debian 9

To uninstall only the php-apigen package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-apigen

Uninstall php-apigen And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-apigen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-apigen

Remove php-apigen Configurations and Data

To remove php-apigen configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-apigen

Remove php-apigen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-apigen

Dependencies

php-apigen have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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