How To Install php-crypt-chap on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-crypt-chap on Debian 9. php-crypt-chap is Generating CHAP packets

Introduction

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

What is php-crypt-chap

php-crypt-chap is:

This package provides Classes for generating CHAP packets. Currently these types of CHAP are supported:

  • CHAP-MD5
  • MS-CHAPv1
  • MS-CHAPv2 For MS-CHAP the mhash and mcrypt extensions must be loaded.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-crypt-chap

Install php-crypt-chap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-crypt-chap

Install php-crypt-chap 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-crypt-chap using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-crypt-chap

How To Uninstall php-crypt-chap on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove php-crypt-chap

Uninstall php-crypt-chap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-crypt-chap

Remove php-crypt-chap Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-crypt-chap

Remove php-crypt-chap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-crypt-chap

Dependencies

php-crypt-chap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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