How To Install php-defuse-php-encryption on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-defuse-php-encryption on Debian 10.
What is php-defuse-php-encryption
php-defuse-php-encryption is:
This is a library for encrypting data with a key or password in PHP.
What separates this library from other PHP encryption libraries is, firstly, that it is secure. The authors used to encounter insecure PHP encryption code on a daily basis, so they created this library to bring more security to the ecosystem. Secondly, this library is “difficult to misuse.” Like libsodium, its API is designed to be easy to use in a secure way and hard to use in an insecure way.
There are three methods to install php-defuse-php-encryption on Debian 10. 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-defuse-php-encryption 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-defuse-php-encryption using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-defuse-php-encryption
Install php-defuse-php-encryption Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-defuse-php-encryption using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-defuse-php-encryption
Install php-defuse-php-encryption 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install php-defuse-php-encryption using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-defuse-php-encryption
How To Uninstall php-defuse-php-encryption on Debian 10
To uninstall only the php-defuse-php-encryption package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-defuse-php-encryption
Uninstall php-defuse-php-encryption And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-defuse-php-encryption and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-defuse-php-encryption
Remove php-defuse-php-encryption Configurations and Data
To remove php-defuse-php-encryption configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-defuse-php-encryption
Remove php-defuse-php-encryption configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-defuse-php-encryption configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-defuse-php-encryption
Dependencies
php-defuse-php-encryption have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-defuse-php-encryption package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
