How To Install php-json on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-json on Debian 10.
What is php-json
php-json is:
This package provides a JSON 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 Debian’s default PHP version (currently 7.3).
There are three methods to install php-json on Debian 10. 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-json 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-json using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-json
Install php-json Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-json using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-json
Install php-json 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-json using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-json
How To Uninstall php-json on Debian 10
To uninstall only the php-json package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-json
Uninstall php-json And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-json and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-json
Remove php-json Configurations and Data
To remove php-json configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-json
Remove php-json configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-json configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-json
Dependencies
php-json have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-json package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.