How To Install php-cli-prompt on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-cli-prompt on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-cli-prompt
php-cli-prompt is:
Allows you to prompt for user input on the command line, and optionally hide the characters they type.
There are three methods to install php-cli-prompt 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 php-cli-prompt 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-cli-prompt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-cli-prompt
Install php-cli-prompt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-cli-prompt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-cli-prompt
Install php-cli-prompt 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 php-cli-prompt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-cli-prompt
How To Uninstall php-cli-prompt on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-cli-prompt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-cli-prompt
Uninstall php-cli-prompt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-cli-prompt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-cli-prompt
Remove php-cli-prompt Configurations and Data
To remove php-cli-prompt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-cli-prompt
Remove php-cli-prompt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-cli-prompt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-cli-prompt
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-cli-prompt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
