How To Install php-libsodium on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-libsodium on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-libsodium
php-libsodium is:
A simple, low-level PHP extension for libsodium.
There are three methods to install php-libsodium 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-libsodium 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-libsodium using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-libsodium
Install php-libsodium Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-libsodium using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-libsodium
Install php-libsodium 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-libsodium using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-libsodium
How To Uninstall php-libsodium on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-libsodium package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-libsodium
Uninstall php-libsodium And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-libsodium and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-libsodium
Remove php-libsodium Configurations and Data
To remove php-libsodium configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-libsodium
Remove php-libsodium configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-libsodium configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-libsodium
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-libsodium package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
