How To Install php-tcpdf on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-tcpdf on Debian 10.
What is php-tcpdf
php-tcpdf is:
There are three methods to install php-tcpdf on Debian 10. 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-tcpdf 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-tcpdf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-tcpdf
Install php-tcpdf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-tcpdf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-tcpdf
Install php-tcpdf 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-tcpdf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-tcpdf
How To Uninstall php-tcpdf on Debian 10
To uninstall only the php-tcpdf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-tcpdf
Uninstall php-tcpdf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-tcpdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-tcpdf
Remove php-tcpdf Configurations and Data
To remove php-tcpdf configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-tcpdf
Remove php-tcpdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-tcpdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-tcpdf
Dependencies
php-tcpdf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-tcpdf package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
