How To Install php-composer-pcre on Debian 12

Learn how to install php-composer-pcre on Debian 12 with this tutorial. php-composer-pcre is PCRE wrapping library that offers type-safe preg_* replacements

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-composer-pcre on Debian 12.

What is php-composer-pcre

php-composer-pcre is:

This library gives you a way to ensure preg_* functions do not fail silently, returning unexpected nulls that may not be handled.

It also makes it easier to work with static analysis tools like PHPStan or Psalm as it simplifies and reduces the possible return values from all the preg_* functions which are quite packed with edge cases.

This library is a thin wrapper around preg_* functions with some limitations. If you are looking for a richer API to handle regular expressions have a look at rawr/t-regx instead.

Composer helps you declare, manage and install dependencies of PHP projects, ensuring you have the right stack everywhere.

There are three methods to install php-composer-pcre 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 php-composer-pcre 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-composer-pcre using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-composer-pcre

Install php-composer-pcre Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-composer-pcre

Install php-composer-pcre 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-composer-pcre using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-composer-pcre

How To Uninstall php-composer-pcre on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove php-composer-pcre

Uninstall php-composer-pcre And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-composer-pcre and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-composer-pcre

Remove php-composer-pcre Configurations and Data

To remove php-composer-pcre configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-composer-pcre

Remove php-composer-pcre configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-composer-pcre

Dependencies

php-composer-pcre have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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