How To Install php-opis-closure on Debian 12

Learn how to install php-opis-closure on Debian 12 with this tutorial. php-opis-closure is serializable closures (anonymous functions) for PHP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-opis-closure on Debian 12.

What is php-opis-closure

php-opis-closure is:

PHP library that can be used to serialize closures (anonymous functions) and arbitrary objects. It aims to overcome PHP’s limitations regarding closure serialization by providing a wrapper that will make all closures serializable.

Key features:

  • Serializes any closure and arbitrary objects
  • Doesn’t use eval for closure serialization or unserialization
  • Handles all variables referenced in use(), recursive closures, static closures and magic constants
  • Automatically resolves all class names, function names and constant names used inside the closure
  • Track closure’s residing source by using the #trackme directive
  • Simple and very fast parser
  • Proper exception handling for unserialized closures
  • Supports cryptographically signed closures
  • Provides a reflector for serialized closures
  • Automatically detects when the scope and/or bound object of a closure needs to be serialized in order for the closure to work after deserialization

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-opis-closure

Install php-opis-closure Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-opis-closure

Install php-opis-closure 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-opis-closure using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-opis-closure

How To Uninstall php-opis-closure on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove php-opis-closure

Uninstall php-opis-closure And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-opis-closure and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-opis-closure

Remove php-opis-closure Configurations and Data

To remove php-opis-closure configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-opis-closure

Remove php-opis-closure configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-opis-closure

Dependencies

php-opis-closure have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-opis-closure package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.