How To Install php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu on Debian 11. php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu is Symfony polyfill for intls ICU-related data and classes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu on Debian 11.

What is php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu

php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu is:

This component provides fallback implementations when the Intl extension is not installed. It is limited to the “en” locale and to:

  • intl_is_failure()
  • intl_get_error_code()
  • intl_get_error_message()
  • intl_error_name()
  • Collator
  • NumberFormatter
  • Locale
  • IntlDateFormatter

The Symfony Polyfill project backports features found in the latest PHP versions and provides compatibility layers for some extensions and functions. It is intended to be used when portability across PHP versions and extensions is desired.

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

There are three methods to install php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu on Debian 11. 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-polyfill-intl-icu 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-polyfill-intl-icu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu

Install php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu

Install php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu 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-polyfill-intl-icu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu

How To Uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu on Debian 11

To uninstall only the php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu

Uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu

Remove php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu Configurations and Data

To remove php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu

Remove php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu

Dependencies

php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-polyfill-intl-icu package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.