How To Install php-ratchet-rfc6455 on Debian 10

Learn how to install php-ratchet-rfc6455 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. php-ratchet-rfc6455 is Implementation of the WebSocket protocol for PHP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-ratchet-rfc6455 on Debian 10.

What is php-ratchet-rfc6455

php-ratchet-rfc6455 is:

This library implements a protocol handler for the RFC6455 (WebSocket) specification. It contains components for both server and client side handshake and messaging protocol negotiation.

Aspects that are left open to interpreation in the specification are also left open in this library.

The implementation is independent, framwork-agnostic and does not deal with I/O itself. HTTP negotiation is handled with PSR-7 interfaces.

There are three methods to install php-ratchet-rfc6455 on Debian 10. 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-ratchet-rfc6455 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-ratchet-rfc6455 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-ratchet-rfc6455

Install php-ratchet-rfc6455 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-ratchet-rfc6455 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-ratchet-rfc6455

Install php-ratchet-rfc6455 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-ratchet-rfc6455 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-ratchet-rfc6455

How To Uninstall php-ratchet-rfc6455 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the php-ratchet-rfc6455 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-ratchet-rfc6455

Uninstall php-ratchet-rfc6455 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-ratchet-rfc6455 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-ratchet-rfc6455

Remove php-ratchet-rfc6455 Configurations and Data

To remove php-ratchet-rfc6455 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-ratchet-rfc6455

Remove php-ratchet-rfc6455 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-ratchet-rfc6455 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-ratchet-rfc6455

Dependencies

php-ratchet-rfc6455 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-ratchet-rfc6455 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.