How To Install php-sass on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-sass on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is php-sass
php-sass is:
The sass extension for PHP gives you an object-oriented system of parsing Sass from within your PHP applications. Under the hood it uses libsass to provide super speedy and compatible Sass parsing.
There are three methods to install php-sass 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-sass 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-sass using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-sass
Install php-sass Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-sass using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-sass
Install php-sass 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-sass using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-sass
How To Uninstall php-sass on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the php-sass package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-sass
Uninstall php-sass And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-sass and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-sass
Remove php-sass Configurations and Data
To remove php-sass configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-sass
Remove php-sass configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-sass configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-sass
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-sass package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
