How To Install php-symfony-debug on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-debug on Ubuntu 18.04. php-symfony-debug is tools to make debugging of PHP code easier

Introduction

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

What is php-symfony-debug

php-symfony-debug is:

The Symfony Debug Component contains various tools to assist PHP code debugging.

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

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

sudo apt-get -y install php-symfony-debug

Install php-symfony-debug Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-symfony-debug

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-debug

How To Uninstall php-symfony-debug on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-debug

Uninstall php-symfony-debug And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-symfony-debug 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-debug

Remove php-symfony-debug Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge php-symfony-debug

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-symfony-debug

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Summary

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