How To Install php-xml-svg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-xml-svg on Debian 9. php-xml-svg is XML_SVG API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-xml-svg on Debian 9.

What is php-xml-svg

php-xml-svg is:

This package provides an object-oriented API for building SVG documents.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-xml-svg

Install php-xml-svg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-xml-svg

Install php-xml-svg 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-xml-svg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-xml-svg

How To Uninstall php-xml-svg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the php-xml-svg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-xml-svg

Uninstall php-xml-svg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-xml-svg

Remove php-xml-svg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-xml-svg

Remove php-xml-svg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-xml-svg

Dependencies

php-xml-svg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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