How To Install php7cc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php7cc on Ubuntu 18.04. php7cc is command line tool to detect PHP 7 incompatible code

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php7cc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is php7cc

php7cc is:

A command-line tool to check PHP 5.3 - 5.6 code compatibility with PHP 7

This package provides “php7cc” utility.

There are three methods to install php7cc on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install php7cc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php7cc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php7cc

Install php7cc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php7cc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php7cc

Install php7cc 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 php7cc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php7cc

How To Uninstall php7cc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the php7cc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php7cc

Uninstall php7cc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php7cc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php7cc

Remove php7cc Configurations and Data

To remove php7cc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php7cc

Remove php7cc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php7cc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php7cc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php7cc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.