How To Install php-fxsl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-fxsl on Ubuntu 18.04. php-fxsl is XSL wrapper and extension to XSLTProcessor

Introduction

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

What is php-fxsl

php-fxsl is:

An XSL wrapper / extension to the PHP 5.x XSLTProcessor with Exception and extended Callback support.

The fXSL classes extend the standard XSLTProcessor to use exceptions at all occasions of errors instead of PHP warnings, notices, or semi completed transformations. They also add various custom methods and shortcuts for convenience and to allow a nicer API to implement callbacks to the PHP stack.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-fxsl

Install php-fxsl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-fxsl

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-fxsl

How To Uninstall php-fxsl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-fxsl

Uninstall php-fxsl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-fxsl

Remove php-fxsl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-fxsl

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

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

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

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Summary

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