How To Install php-composer-xdebug-handler on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-composer-xdebug-handler on Ubuntu 22.04. php-composer-xdebug-handler is Restarts a process without Xdebug

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-composer-xdebug-handler on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is php-composer-xdebug-handler

php-composer-xdebug-handler is:

This library has been split away from Composer. It’s used to restart a CLI process without loading the xdebug extension.

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-xdebug-handler on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-xdebug-handler 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-xdebug-handler using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-composer-xdebug-handler

Install php-composer-xdebug-handler Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-composer-xdebug-handler

Install php-composer-xdebug-handler 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-composer-xdebug-handler

How To Uninstall php-composer-xdebug-handler on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-composer-xdebug-handler

Uninstall php-composer-xdebug-handler And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-composer-xdebug-handler and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-composer-xdebug-handler

Remove php-composer-xdebug-handler Configurations and Data

To remove php-composer-xdebug-handler configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-composer-xdebug-handler

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-composer-xdebug-handler

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-composer-xdebug-handler package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.