How To Install php-gearman on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-gearman on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is php-gearman
php-gearman is:
This extension uses libgearman library to provide API for communicating with gearmand, and writing clients and workers.
There are three methods to install php-gearman on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-gearman 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-gearman using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-gearman
Install php-gearman Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-gearman using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-gearman
Install php-gearman 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-gearman using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-gearman
How To Uninstall php-gearman on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the php-gearman package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-gearman
Uninstall php-gearman And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-gearman and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-gearman
Remove php-gearman Configurations and Data
To remove php-gearman configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-gearman
Remove php-gearman configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-gearman configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-gearman
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-gearman package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
