How To Install php-enum on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-enum on Ubuntu 18.04. php-enum is Simple and fast implementation of enumerations with native PHP>=5.6

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-enum on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is php-enum

php-enum is:

Implementation to add enumeration support to PHP >= 5.3. It’s an abstract class that needs to be extended to use it.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-enum

Install php-enum Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-enum

Install php-enum 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-enum using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-enum

How To Uninstall php-enum on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the php-enum package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-enum

Uninstall php-enum And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-enum

Remove php-enum Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-enum

Remove php-enum configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-enum

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Summary

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