How To Install php-dompdf on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-dompdf on Debian 9.
What is php-dompdf
php-dompdf is:
DOMPDF is a CSS 2.1 compliant HTML to PDF converter. It:
- handles most CSS 2.1 and a few CSS3 properties, including @import, @media & @page rules
- supports most presentational HTML 4.0 attributes
- supports external stylesheets, either local or through HTTP/FTP (via fopen-wrappers)
- supports complex tables, including row and column spans, separate and collapsed border models, individual cell styling
- supports images: GIF, PNG (8-, 24- and 32-bit with alpha channel), BMP, and JPEG
- supports inline PHP
There are three methods to install php-dompdf on Debian 9. 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-dompdf 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-dompdf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-dompdf
Install php-dompdf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-dompdf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-dompdf
Install php-dompdf 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-dompdf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-dompdf
How To Uninstall php-dompdf on Debian 9
To uninstall only the php-dompdf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-dompdf
Uninstall php-dompdf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-dompdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-dompdf
Remove php-dompdf Configurations and Data
To remove php-dompdf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-dompdf
Remove php-dompdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-dompdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-dompdf
Dependencies
php-dompdf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-dompdf package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.