How To Install php-net-publicsuffix on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-net-publicsuffix on Ubuntu 18.04. php-net-publicsuffix is PHP module for detecting registered domains and public suffixes

Introduction

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

What is php-net-publicsuffix

php-net-publicsuffix is:

This PHP library provides an interface for detecting registered domains and public suffixes of domain names. This can be useful for determining cookie domain boundaries, other same-origin policies, domain aggregation for spam scores, etc.

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

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

Install php-net-publicsuffix Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-net-publicsuffix

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-net-publicsuffix

How To Uninstall php-net-publicsuffix on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-net-publicsuffix

Uninstall php-net-publicsuffix And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-net-publicsuffix 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-publicsuffix

Remove php-net-publicsuffix Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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