How To Install php-remctl on Debian 12

Learn how to install php-remctl on Debian 12 with this tutorial. php-remctl is PECL module for Kerberos-authenticated command execution

Introduction

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

What is php-remctl

php-remctl is:

The PECL remctl module for PHP, which provides native PHP bindings for the libremctl client library.

remctl is a client/server protocol for executing specific commands on a remote system with Kerberos authentication. The allowable commands must be listed in a server configuration file, and the executable run on the server may be mapped to any command name. Each command is also associated with an ACL containing a list of Kerberos principals authorized to run that command.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-remctl

Install php-remctl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-remctl

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-remctl

How To Uninstall php-remctl on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove php-remctl

Uninstall php-remctl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-remctl

Remove php-remctl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-remctl

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

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

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

Dependencies

php-remctl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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