How To Install php-phpoption on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-phpoption on Debian 11.
What is php-phpoption
php-phpoption is:
PHP library implementing an Option type for PHP.
The Option type is intended for cases where you sometimes might return a value (typically an object), and sometimes you might return a base value (typically null) depending on arguments, or other runtime factors.
There are three methods to install php-phpoption on Debian 11. 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-phpoption 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-phpoption using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-phpoption
Install php-phpoption Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-phpoption using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-phpoption
Install php-phpoption 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-phpoption using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-phpoption
How To Uninstall php-phpoption on Debian 11
To uninstall only the php-phpoption package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-phpoption
Uninstall php-phpoption And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-phpoption and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-phpoption
Remove php-phpoption Configurations and Data
To remove php-phpoption configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-phpoption
Remove php-phpoption configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-phpoption configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-phpoption
Dependencies
php-phpoption have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-phpoption package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.