How To Install php-composer-spdx-licenses on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-composer-spdx-licenses on Ubuntu 18.04. php-composer-spdx-licenses is SPDX licenses list and validation library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-composer-spdx-licenses on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is php-composer-spdx-licenses

php-composer-spdx-licenses is:

This library has been split away from Composer.

Composer helps you declare, manage and install dependencies of PHP projects, ensuring you have the right stack everywhere.

There are three methods to install php-composer-spdx-licenses 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-composer-spdx-licenses 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-composer-spdx-licenses using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-composer-spdx-licenses

Install php-composer-spdx-licenses Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-composer-spdx-licenses

Install php-composer-spdx-licenses 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-composer-spdx-licenses using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-composer-spdx-licenses

How To Uninstall php-composer-spdx-licenses on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the php-composer-spdx-licenses package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-composer-spdx-licenses

Uninstall php-composer-spdx-licenses And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-composer-spdx-licenses and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-composer-spdx-licenses

Remove php-composer-spdx-licenses Configurations and Data

To remove php-composer-spdx-licenses configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-composer-spdx-licenses

Remove php-composer-spdx-licenses configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-composer-spdx-licenses

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Summary

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