How To Install php-pimple on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-pimple on Ubuntu 18.04. php-pimple is simple dependency injection container – class

Introduction

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

What is php-pimple

php-pimple is:

Creating a container is a matter of instating the Pimple class.

As many other dependency injection containers, Pimple is able to manage two different kind of data: services and parameters.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-pimple

Install php-pimple Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-pimple

Install php-pimple 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-pimple using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-pimple

How To Uninstall php-pimple on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-pimple

Uninstall php-pimple And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-pimple and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-pimple

Remove php-pimple Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-pimple

Remove php-pimple configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-pimple

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Summary

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