How To Install php-composer-semver on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-composer-semver on Debian 9. php-composer-semver is utilities, version constraint parsing and validation

Introduction

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

What is php-composer-semver

php-composer-semver is:

The semver (Semantic Versioning) library has been split away from Composer.

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-semver 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-composer-semver 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-semver using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install php-composer-semver Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-composer-semver

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-composer-semver

How To Uninstall php-composer-semver on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove php-composer-semver

Uninstall php-composer-semver And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove php-composer-semver Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-composer-semver have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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