How To Install php-symfony-form on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-form on Ubuntu 18.04. php-symfony-form is create HTML forms and process request data

Introduction

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

What is php-symfony-form

php-symfony-form is:

The Symfony Form Component provide tools for defining HTML forms, rendering their request data and mapping this to related models.

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

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

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

Install php-symfony-form Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install php-symfony-form

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

sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-form

How To Uninstall php-symfony-form on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-form

Uninstall php-symfony-form And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-symfony-form 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-form

Remove php-symfony-form Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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