How To Install php-zmq on Debian 12

Learn how to install php-zmq on Debian 12 with this tutorial. php-zmq is ZeroMQ messaging bindings for PHP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-zmq on Debian 12.

What is php-zmq

php-zmq is:

ZeroMQ is a software library that lets you quickly design and implement a fast message-based applications.

This is empty package that depends on default PHP version.

There are three methods to install php-zmq on Debian 12. 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-zmq 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-zmq using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-zmq

Install php-zmq Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-zmq

Install php-zmq 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-zmq using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-zmq

How To Uninstall php-zmq on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove php-zmq

Uninstall php-zmq And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-zmq and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-zmq

Remove php-zmq Configurations and Data

To remove php-zmq configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-zmq

Remove php-zmq configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-zmq

Dependencies

php-zmq have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-zmq package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.