How To Install php-net-dime on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-net-dime on Ubuntu 18.04. php-net-dime is The Net_DIME package implements DIME encoding and decoding

Introduction

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

What is php-net-dime

php-net-dime is:

The Net_DIME package provides an implementation of DIME as defined at http://xml.coverpages.org/draft-nielsen-dime-02.txt

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-net-dime

Install php-net-dime Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-net-dime

Install php-net-dime 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-net-dime using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-net-dime

How To Uninstall php-net-dime on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-net-dime

Uninstall php-net-dime And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-net-dime

Remove php-net-dime Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-net-dime

Remove php-net-dime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-net-dime

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Summary

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