How To Install php-random-compat on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-random-compat on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is php-random-compat
php-random-compat is:
The random_compat polyfill provides simple interfaces for cryptographically secure random number generators added in PHP 7.0.0:
- random_bytes(int) generates an arbitrary number of random bytes
- random_int(int, int) returns a random integer between two given values (inclusive)
There are three methods to install php-random-compat 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-random-compat 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-random-compat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-random-compat
Install php-random-compat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-random-compat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-random-compat
Install php-random-compat 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-random-compat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-random-compat
How To Uninstall php-random-compat on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the php-random-compat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-random-compat
Uninstall php-random-compat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-random-compat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-random-compat
Remove php-random-compat Configurations and Data
To remove php-random-compat configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-random-compat
Remove php-random-compat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-random-compat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-random-compat
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-random-compat package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
