How To Install php-invoker on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-invoker on Ubuntu 18.04. php-invoker is Utility class for invoking callables with a timeout

Introduction

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

What is php-invoker

php-invoker is:

PHP_Invoker is a utility class for invoking callables with a timeout 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-invoker 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-invoker 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-invoker using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-invoker

Install php-invoker Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-invoker

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-invoker

How To Uninstall php-invoker on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-invoker

Uninstall php-invoker And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-invoker

Remove php-invoker Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-invoker

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

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

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

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Summary

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