How To Install php-mcrypt on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mcrypt on Debian 9.
What is php-mcrypt
php-mcrypt is:
This package provides a libmcrypt 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 7.0).
There are three methods to install php-mcrypt on Debian 9. 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-mcrypt 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-mcrypt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-mcrypt
Install php-mcrypt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-mcrypt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-mcrypt
Install php-mcrypt 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-mcrypt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-mcrypt
How To Uninstall php-mcrypt on Debian 9
To uninstall only the php-mcrypt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-mcrypt
Uninstall php-mcrypt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-mcrypt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-mcrypt
Remove php-mcrypt Configurations and Data
To remove php-mcrypt configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-mcrypt
Remove php-mcrypt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-mcrypt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-mcrypt
Dependencies
php-mcrypt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mcrypt package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.