How To Install php-symfony-css-selector on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-css-selector on Ubuntu 18.04. php-symfony-css-selector is convert CSS selectors to XPath expressions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-css-selector on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is php-symfony-css-selector

php-symfony-css-selector is:

The Symfony CssSelector Component can be used to convert CSS selectors to XPath expressions. It basically is a port of the Python lxml library.

Symfony is a PHP framework, a set of tools and a development methodology.

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-symfony-css-selector

Install php-symfony-css-selector Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-symfony-css-selector

Install php-symfony-css-selector 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-symfony-css-selector using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-css-selector

How To Uninstall php-symfony-css-selector on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the php-symfony-css-selector package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-css-selector

Uninstall php-symfony-css-selector And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-symfony-css-selector and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-symfony-css-selector

Remove php-symfony-css-selector Configurations and Data

To remove php-symfony-css-selector configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-symfony-css-selector

Remove php-symfony-css-selector configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-symfony-css-selector

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-css-selector package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.