How To Install php-net-ipv6 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-net-ipv6 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-net-ipv6
php-net-ipv6 is:
The class allows you to: * check if an address is an IPv6 address * compress/uncompress IPv6 addresses * check for an IPv4 compatible ending in an IPv6 address * check the assigned address space of an IPv6 address * do netmask calculations
There are three methods to install php-net-ipv6 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-ipv6 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-ipv6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-net-ipv6
Install php-net-ipv6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-net-ipv6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-net-ipv6
Install php-net-ipv6 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-ipv6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-net-ipv6
How To Uninstall php-net-ipv6 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-net-ipv6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-net-ipv6
Uninstall php-net-ipv6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-net-ipv6 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-ipv6
Remove php-net-ipv6 Configurations and Data
To remove php-net-ipv6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-net-ipv6
Remove php-net-ipv6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-net-ipv6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-net-ipv6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-net-ipv6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
