How To Install php-react-event-loop on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-react-event-loop on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is php-react-event-loop
php-react-event-loop is:
This library implements a central event loop for asynchronous applications written in ReactPHP.
In order for async based libraries to be interoperable, they need to use the same event loop. This component provides a common LoopInterface that any library can target. This allows them to be used in the same loop, with one single run() call that is controlled by the user.
There are three methods to install php-react-event-loop 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-react-event-loop 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-react-event-loop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-react-event-loop
Install php-react-event-loop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-react-event-loop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-react-event-loop
Install php-react-event-loop 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-react-event-loop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-react-event-loop
How To Uninstall php-react-event-loop on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the php-react-event-loop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-react-event-loop
Uninstall php-react-event-loop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-react-event-loop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-react-event-loop
Remove php-react-event-loop Configurations and Data
To remove php-react-event-loop configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-react-event-loop
Remove php-react-event-loop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-react-event-loop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-react-event-loop
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-react-event-loop package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.