How To Install php-rrd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-rrd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-rrd
php-rrd is:
Procedural and simple OO wrapper for rrdtool - data logging and graphing system for time series data.
There are three methods to install php-rrd 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-rrd 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-rrd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-rrd
Install php-rrd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-rrd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-rrd
Install php-rrd 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-rrd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-rrd
How To Uninstall php-rrd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-rrd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-rrd
Uninstall php-rrd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-rrd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-rrd
Remove php-rrd Configurations and Data
To remove php-rrd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-rrd
Remove php-rrd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-rrd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-rrd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-rrd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
