How To Install php-mock on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mock on Debian 12.
What is php-mock
php-mock is:
PHP-Mock is a testing library which mocks non deterministic built-in PHP functions like time() or rand(). This is achieved by PHP’s namespace fallback policy. Therefore it is required to be in a non global namespace context and call the function unqualified.
PHP-Mock has integrations for PHPUnit, Mockery, and Prophecy (phpspec).
There are three methods to install php-mock on Debian 12. 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-mock 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-mock using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-mock
Install php-mock Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-mock using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-mock
Install php-mock 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-mock using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-mock
How To Uninstall php-mock on Debian 12
To uninstall only the php-mock package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-mock
Uninstall php-mock And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-mock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-mock
Remove php-mock Configurations and Data
To remove php-mock configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-mock
Remove php-mock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-mock configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-mock
Dependencies
php-mock have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mock package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
