How To Install php-sabre-xml on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-sabre-xml on Debian 9. php-sabre-xml is specialized XML reader and writer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-sabre-xml on Debian 9.

What is php-sabre-xml

php-sabre-xml is:

sabre/xml wraps XMLReader and XMLWriter, and provides standard design patterns around:

  • Quickly generating XML based on simple array structures,
  • Providing a super simple XML-to-object mapping,
  • Re-usability of parsers.

It aims at being simpler to use than SimpleXML or the DOM.

There are three methods to install php-sabre-xml on Debian 9. 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-sabre-xml 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-sabre-xml using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-sabre-xml

Install php-sabre-xml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-sabre-xml

Install php-sabre-xml 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-sabre-xml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-sabre-xml

How To Uninstall php-sabre-xml on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove php-sabre-xml

Uninstall php-sabre-xml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-sabre-xml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-sabre-xml

Remove php-sabre-xml Configurations and Data

To remove php-sabre-xml configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-sabre-xml

Remove php-sabre-xml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-sabre-xml

Dependencies

php-sabre-xml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-sabre-xml package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.