How To Install php-symfony-locale on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-locale on Debian 9. php-symfony-locale is deprecated replacement layer for the PHP extension intl

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-locale on Debian 9.

What is php-symfony-locale

php-symfony-locale is:

The Symfony Locale Component provides fallback code to handle cases when the PHP intl extension is missing. Since version 2.3 of Symfony Components it is deprecated and will be removed in Symfony 3.0. Additionally it only implements the English locale and thus can not be a full replacement of the PHP intl extension.

Symfony is a PHP framework, a set of tools and a development methodology.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-symfony-locale

Install php-symfony-locale Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-symfony-locale

Install php-symfony-locale 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-symfony-locale using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-locale

How To Uninstall php-symfony-locale on Debian 9

To uninstall only the php-symfony-locale package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-locale

Uninstall php-symfony-locale And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-symfony-locale

Remove php-symfony-locale Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-symfony-locale

Remove php-symfony-locale configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-symfony-locale

Dependencies

php-symfony-locale have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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