How To Install php8.1-gearman on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.1-gearman on Ubuntu 22.04. php8.1-gearman is PHP wrapper to libgearman

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.1-gearman on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is php8.1-gearman

php8.1-gearman is:

This extension uses libgearman library to provide API for communicating with gearmand, and writing clients and workers.

There are three methods to install php8.1-gearman on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install php8.1-gearman Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php8.1-gearman using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php8.1-gearman

Install php8.1-gearman Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php8.1-gearman using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php8.1-gearman

Install php8.1-gearman 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 php8.1-gearman using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php8.1-gearman

How To Uninstall php8.1-gearman on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the php8.1-gearman package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php8.1-gearman

Uninstall php8.1-gearman And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php8.1-gearman and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php8.1-gearman

Remove php8.1-gearman Configurations and Data

To remove php8.1-gearman configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php8.1-gearman

Remove php8.1-gearman configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php8.1-gearman configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php8.1-gearman

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php8.1-gearman package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.