How To Install php-xmlrpc on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-xmlrpc on Debian 11.
What is php-xmlrpc
php-xmlrpc is:
This package provides a XMLRPC-EPI module for PHP.
PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.
This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default PHP version (currently 7.4).
There are three methods to install php-xmlrpc 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-xmlrpc 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-xmlrpc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-xmlrpc
Install php-xmlrpc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-xmlrpc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-xmlrpc
Install php-xmlrpc 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-xmlrpc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-xmlrpc
How To Uninstall php-xmlrpc on Debian 11
To uninstall only the php-xmlrpc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-xmlrpc
Uninstall php-xmlrpc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-xmlrpc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-xmlrpc
Remove php-xmlrpc Configurations and Data
To remove php-xmlrpc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-xmlrpc
Remove php-xmlrpc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-xmlrpc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-xmlrpc
Dependencies
php-xmlrpc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-xmlrpc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.