How To Install php-fdomdocument on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-fdomdocument on Ubuntu 18.04. php-fdomdocument is extension to PHPs standard DOM

Introduction

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

What is php-fdomdocument

php-fdomdocument is:

An extension to PHP’s standard DOM to add various convenience methods and exceptions by default.

The classes contained within this repository extend the standard DOM to use exceptions at all occasions of errors instead of PHP warnings or notices. They also add various custom methods and shortcuts for convenience and to simplify the usage of DOM.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-fdomdocument

Install php-fdomdocument Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-fdomdocument

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-fdomdocument

How To Uninstall php-fdomdocument on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-fdomdocument

Uninstall php-fdomdocument And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-fdomdocument

Remove php-fdomdocument Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-fdomdocument

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

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

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

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Summary

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