How To Install php-composer-pcre on Debian 12
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 unexpectednull
s 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
.