How To Install php-gnupg on Debian 12

Learn how to install php-gnupg on Debian 12 with this tutorial. php-gnupg is PHP wrapper around the gpgme library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-gnupg on Debian 12.

What is php-gnupg

php-gnupg is:

This PHP extension provides methods to interact with gnupg.

This is empty package that depends on default PHP version.

There are three methods to install php-gnupg on Debian 12. 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-gnupg 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-gnupg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-gnupg

Install php-gnupg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-gnupg

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-gnupg

How To Uninstall php-gnupg on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove php-gnupg

Uninstall php-gnupg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-gnupg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-gnupg

Remove php-gnupg Configurations and Data

To remove php-gnupg configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-gnupg

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-gnupg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-gnupg package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.