How To Install php-date on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-date
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is php-date
php-date is:
These are generic classes for representation and manipulation of dates, times and time zones without the need of timestamps, which is a huge limitation for PHP programs. They include time zone data, time zone conversions and many date/time conversions.
There are three methods to install php-date
on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-date 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-date
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-date
Install php-date Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-date
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-date
Install php-date 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-date
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-date
How To Uninstall php-date on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the php-date
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-date
Uninstall php-date And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-date
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-date
Remove php-date Configurations and Data
To remove php-date
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-date
Remove php-date configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-date
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-date
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-date
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.