How To Install php-file-iterator on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-file-iterator on Debian 9.
What is php-file-iterator
php-file-iterator is:
FilterIterator implementation that filters files based on a list of suffixes, prefixes, and other exclusion criteria used by PHPUnit.
PHPUnit is a unit testing suite for the PHP language, modelled on the xUnit testing framework.
There are three methods to install php-file-iterator 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-file-iterator 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-file-iterator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-file-iterator
Install php-file-iterator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-file-iterator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-file-iterator
Install php-file-iterator 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-file-iterator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-file-iterator
How To Uninstall php-file-iterator on Debian 9
To uninstall only the php-file-iterator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-file-iterator
Uninstall php-file-iterator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-file-iterator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-file-iterator
Remove php-file-iterator Configurations and Data
To remove php-file-iterator configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-file-iterator
Remove php-file-iterator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-file-iterator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-file-iterator
Dependencies
php-file-iterator have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-file-iterator package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.