How To Install php-mf2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mf2 on Ubuntu 18.04. php-mf2 is Microformats2 is the simplest way to markup structured information in HTML

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mf2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is php-mf2

php-mf2 is:

A pure, generic microformats2 parser - makes HTML as easy to consume as a JSON APIMicroformats2 is the simplest way to markup structured information in HTML. Microformats2 improves ease of use and implementation for both authors (publishers) and developers (parser implementers).

There are three methods to install php-mf2 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-mf2 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-mf2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-mf2

Install php-mf2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-mf2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-mf2

Install php-mf2 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-mf2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-mf2

How To Uninstall php-mf2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the php-mf2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-mf2

Uninstall php-mf2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-mf2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-mf2

Remove php-mf2 Configurations and Data

To remove php-mf2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-mf2

Remove php-mf2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-mf2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-mf2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mf2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.