How To Install php-pecl-http on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pecl-http on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-pecl-http
php-pecl-http is:
This is a dummy transitional package and can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install php-pecl-http 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-pecl-http 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-pecl-http using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-pecl-http
Install php-pecl-http Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-pecl-http using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-pecl-http
Install php-pecl-http 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-pecl-http using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-pecl-http
How To Uninstall php-pecl-http on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-pecl-http package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-pecl-http
Uninstall php-pecl-http And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-pecl-http and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-pecl-http
Remove php-pecl-http Configurations and Data
To remove php-pecl-http configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-pecl-http
Remove php-pecl-http configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-pecl-http configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-pecl-http
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pecl-http package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.