How To Install php-interbase on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-interbase on Ubuntu 18.04. php-interbase is Interbase module for PHP [default]

Introduction

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

What is php-interbase

php-interbase is:

This package provides a Interbase module for PHP.

PHP (recursive acronym for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML.

This package is a dependency package, which depends on Ubuntu’s default PHP version (currently 7.2).

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-interbase

Install php-interbase Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-interbase

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-interbase

How To Uninstall php-interbase on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-interbase

Uninstall php-interbase And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-interbase

Remove php-interbase Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-interbase

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

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

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

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Summary

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