How To Install php-apcu on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-apcu on Kali Linux. php-apcu is APC User Cache for PHP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-apcu on Kali Linux.

What is php-apcu

php-apcu is:

The APCu is userland caching: APC (Alternative PHP Cache) stripped of opcode caching after the deployment of Zend OpCache in PHP 5.5 as the primary solution to opcode caching in future versions of PHP.

The APCu is a fast solution for userland caching (and dumping) of PHP variables locally, it is not distributed like MemcacheD, but they can be used together for optimal caching.

There are three methods to install php-apcu on Kali Linux. 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-apcu 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-apcu using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-apcu

Install php-apcu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-apcu

Install php-apcu Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-apcu

How To Uninstall php-apcu on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove php-apcu

Uninstall php-apcu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-apcu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-apcu

Remove php-apcu Configurations and Data

To remove php-apcu configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-apcu

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-apcu have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-apcu package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.