How To Install php7.4-json on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.4-json on Ubuntu 20.04. php7.4-json is JSON module for PHP JSON module for PHP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.4-json on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is php7.4-json

php7.4-json is:

This package provides the JSON module(s) 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. Task: lamp-server

Package: php7.4-json Architecture: amd64 Version: 7.4.3-4ubuntu1 Priority: optional Section: php Source: php7.4 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 76 Provides: php-json Depends: php-common (>= 1:73), ucf, php7.4-common (= 7.4.3-4ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.14) Filename: pool/main/p/php7.4/php7.4-json_7.4.3-4ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 19188 MD5sum: b506753820fa85cec5a9efb13ae04260 SHA1: b7c956e614e8abce6963e27c0d5c1700b8d80634 SHA256: b9ea6f9991887f3c4dfdf4c94945bd0d4eff634da8da8d36142f85102f6b3553 Homepage: http://www.php.net/ Description-en: JSON module for PHP This package provides the JSON module(s) 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. Task: lamp-server

There are three methods to install php7.4-json on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install php7.4-json Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php7.4-json using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php7.4-json

Install php7.4-json Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php7.4-json using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php7.4-json

Install php7.4-json 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install php7.4-json using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php7.4-json

How To Uninstall php7.4-json on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the php7.4-json package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php7.4-json

Uninstall php7.4-json And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php7.4-json and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php7.4-json

Remove php7.4-json Configurations and Data

To remove php7.4-json configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php7.4-json

Remove php7.4-json configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php7.4-json configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php7.4-json

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php7.4-json package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.