How To Install libnusoap-php on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnusoap-php on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnusoap-php
libnusoap-php is:
NuSOAP is a rewrite of SOAPx4. It is a set of PHP classes - no PHP extensions required - that allow developers to create and consume web services based on SOAP 1.1, WSDL 1.1 and HTTP 1.0/1.1.
There are three methods to install libnusoap-php 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 libnusoap-php Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnusoap-php using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnusoap-php
Install libnusoap-php Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnusoap-php using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnusoap-php
Install libnusoap-php 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 libnusoap-php using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnusoap-php
How To Uninstall libnusoap-php on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnusoap-php package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnusoap-php
Uninstall libnusoap-php And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnusoap-php and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnusoap-php
Remove libnusoap-php Configurations and Data
To remove libnusoap-php configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnusoap-php
Remove libnusoap-php configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnusoap-php configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnusoap-php
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnusoap-php package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
